February 5^th in history

Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:

Andreas Papandreou: Biography of the Day

Andreas Papandreou

"My responsibility in the events leading up to the 1967 coup lies in the fact that I unravelled the structure of power in Greece before the eyes of the Greek people…had I not done these things…there would have not been a coup, because there would not have been a confrontation."

Andreas Papandreou, speech delivered at Northeastern University, Boston, 1970

Andreas Papandreou, born this day in 1919, formed the Panhellenic Socialist Movement party shortly after the collapse of the Greek military dictatorship in 1974 and served as prime minister of Greece in 1981–89 and 1993–96.

 

Punic Wars ended: 5 February 146 - This Day in History

The Third Punic War, the last of three between Rome and Carthage, came to an end this day in 146 , culminating in the final destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its people, and Roman hegemony over the Mediterranean.

More Events on this day:

1943: American middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, the “Bronx Bull,” handed Sugar Ray Robinson his first defeat.

1917: Mexico adopted its present constitution.

1900: The first of two Hay-Pauncefote treaties was signed between the United States and Great Britain over control of the proposed Panama Canal.