February 5
day of the year
February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 329 days remain until the end of the year (330 in leap years).
Events
Pre-1600
2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title pater patriae by the Roman Senate.
62 – An earthquake with an estimated intensity between IX or X on the Mercalli scale occurs in Pompeii, Italy.
756 – An Lushan proclaims himself Emperor of China, founding the short-lived state of Yan.
1265 – Pope Clement IV is elected as the 183rd Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.
1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
1601–1900
1783 – In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
1810 – Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins.
1818 – Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
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