Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 5
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February 5: Constitution Day in Mexico (1917)
- 1862 - Domnitor Alexander John Cuza (pictured) merged his two principalities, Wallachia and Moldavia, to form Romania.
- 1885 - King Leopold II of Belgium established the Congo Free State as his personal possession in Africa.
- 1924 - Hourly Greenwich Time Signals from the Royal Greenwich Observatory were first broadcast by the BBC.
- 1988 - The first Red Nose Day raised £15 million in the United Kingdom for charity.
- 2004 - The Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front captured the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
Recent days: February 4 – February 3 – February 2