February 5, 1788
- Sir Robert Peel, Founder of the Metropolitan Police
February 5, 1840
- John Dunlop, Scottish inventor of pneumatic bicycle tyre
February 5, 1906
- John Carradine, Character actor in American films
February 5, 1922
- The very first 'Readers Digest' appeared on the shelves
February 5, 1936
- The film 'Modern Times', by Charlie Chaplin, had its American premiere
February 5, 1942
- Susan Hill, Playwright and novelist
February 5, 1944
- Al Cooper, Of the group 'Blood Sweat and Tears'
February 5, 1946
- Charlotte Rampling, Leading British film actress
February 5, 1952
- Russell Grant, Television astrologer
February 5, 1961
- The Sunday Telegraph was first published
February 5, 1969
- Bobby Brown, Pop star, and husband of Whitney Houston
February 5, 1971
- The US Apollo 14 (Shepard & Mitchell onboard) landed on the Moon
February 5, 1988
- Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
February 5, 1989
- Sky satellite television was launched
February 5, 1992
- Kevin Keegan was appointed manager of Newcastle Football Club
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