On This Day

What Happened on February 5, 1848

Day of the Week: Saturday

Famous Birthdays

  • Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)
  • Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero (d. 1882)
  • Joris-Karl Huysmans, French writer (Against the Grain)

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