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Today's Anniversary – Thursday, February 05


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Births

* 1985 Cristiano Ronaldo Better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a professional Portuguese footballer, who plays for Real Madrid C F and Portugal's national team.
* 1974 Miranda July Performing artist, musician, writer, actress and film director.
* 1971 Ameer Haider Khan Hoti Pakistani MPA in the NWFP provincial assembly and the current Chief Minister of NWFP.
* 1969 Michael Sheen Award-winning Welsh actor, mainly known for his stage work.
* 1953 Giannina Braschi Puerto Rican poet, novelist, and essayist who writes in English, Spanish, and Spanglish.
* 1943 Nolan Bushnell American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Atari and founded the Chuck E Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain.
* 1934 Don Cherry Former NHL and AHL hockey player and a former NHL coach.
* 1934 Hank Aaron Retired Major League Baseball player whose career lasted 23 seasons from 1954 to 1976 with the Braves organization in the National League.
* 1914 William S. Burroughs More commonly known as William S Burroughs, was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer.
* 1912 Tex Atchison American musician and songwriter.
* 1900 Adlai Stevenson American politician and statesman, noted for his skill in debate and oratory; Governor of Illinois, he was twice an unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States running against Dwight D Eisenhower (in 1952 and 1956).
* 1894 Frederick E. Morgan British army officer in the Second World War, famous as the original planner of Operation Overlord.
* 1837 Dwight L. Moody Also known as "D L Moody", was an American evangelist and publisher.
* 1788 Robert Peel Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846.
* 1725 James Otis Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution.
* 1626 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal Sevigne French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing.

Deaths

† 2010 Harry Schwarz South African lawyer, statesman and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid, who eventually served as the South African ambassador to the United States during the country’s transition to representative democracy.
† 2010 Ian Carmichael English film, stage, television and radio actor.
† 2008 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Developed and introduced the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs and initiatives, including schools and universities with campuses in countries around the world.
† 2003 Larry LeSueur Born Laurence Edward LeSueur, was a well-known war correspondent during World War II He worked closely with Edward R Murrow and was part of an elite group of broadcast pioneers known as the Murrow's Boys.
† 1999 Sean Sellers Young American murderer and an ex-Satanist, who converted to Christianity while in prison.
† 1993 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer.
† 1991 Pedro Arrupe Twenty-eighth Father General (1965–83) of the Society of Jesus.
† 1972 Marianne Moore Modernist American poet and writer.
† 1958 H. M. Tomlinson British writer and journalist.
† 1927 Inayat Khan Exemplar of Universal Sufism and founder of the Sufi Order International.
† 1881 Thomas Carlyle Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, whose work was hugely influential during the Victorian era.
† 1861 Pierre Bosquet French soldier.
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