NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
Around the country, National Girls and Women in Sports Day is recognized by schools, organizations, and teams during the first week of February. More here...
NATIONAL WEATHERPERSON'S DAY
Always celebrated on February 5th, National Weatherperson's Day (also known as National Weatherman's Day) honors all individuals working in meteorology, weather forecasting, and broadcast meteorology. The day also recognizes volunteer storm spotters, observers, and others who work in the weather field. Read more...
NATIONAL SHOWER WITH A FRIEND DAY
On National Shower with a Friend Day on February 5th is a tongue-in-cheek way of educating people about the benefits of filtered, chlorine-free water. Discover more...
Coming on February 6, 2025
National Days
OPTIMIST DAY
NATIONAL CHOPSTICKS DAY
NATIONAL FROZEN YOGURT DAY
NATIONAL LAME DUCK DAY
Notable Birthdays for February 5
John Witherspoon (1723-1794) - President of the College of New Jersey who signed the Declaration of Independence.
John Jeffries (1744-1819) - The first person to fly a balloon across the English Channel.
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (1784-1818) - The mother of Abraham Lincoln.
Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) - Inventor of the first automatic machine gun.
Belle Starr (1848-1889) - Female outlaw in the wild west.
Rossetter Gleason Cole (1866-1952) - Composer who wrote Heroes of Freedom.
Joan Whitney Payson (1903-1975) - Co-founder and majority owner of the NY Mets MLB franchise, making her the first woman to own a major league team without inheriting it.
Robert Hofstadter (1915-1990) - Atomic physicist who discovered electron scattering in atomic nuclei.
Claude King (1923-2013) - Country music singer remembered for his song Wolverton Mountain.
James E. Bowman (1923-2011) - Physician who spent his life studying and contributing to the understanding of pathology, hematology, and genetics.
Ruth Fertel (1927-2002) - Founder of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses.
Hank Aaron (1934-2021) - MLB player who hit 755 homerun's during his career.
Henson Cargill (1941-2007) - Country music singer of the socially controversial song Skip a Rope (1968).
Nolan Bushnell (1943-Still Living) - Founder of Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese.
Duff McKagan (1964-Still Living) - Bass player for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
Bobby Brown (1969-Still Living) - R&B artist and former member of the band New Edition.
Derek Stephen Prince (1969-Still Living) - Voice actor known for his voice as Elgar in the Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space.
Memorable Events for February 5
1644 - The first livestock branding law is passed in CT.
1778 - South Carolina becomes the 2nd state to ratify Articles of Confederation.
1817 - The first gas company is incorporated in MD to provide coal gas for street lights.
1850 - The first adding machine is patented.
1861 - The Kinematoscope is patented in PA.
1870 - The first motion picture is show to audiences in PA.
1901 - J. P. Morgan incorporates U.S. Steel Company.
1917 - Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 even thought President Wilson
vetoed the bill.
1919 - The United Artists is founded by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith.
1922 - Reader's Digest publishes its first copy.
1958 - A hydrogen bomb (Tybee Bomb) is lost by the U.S. Air Force off the coast of Savannah, GA.
1962 - Black and White parents stage an overnight sit-in after their school board denies transfer requests of nine children to newer school facility in NJ.
1971 - Astronauts in Apollo 14 land on the moon.
1994 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of murdering Medgar Evers.
