Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Feb 5
Reuters
1979 - Mehdi Bazargan, an opposition leader during the reign of the Shah, was appointed the first prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He resigned later in the year.
1989 - Princess Diana and reputed girlfriend of Prince Andrew Sarah Ferguson tour HMS Brazen.
1993 - Lord King steps down as chairman of British Airways.
1994 - A mortar bomb hit a street market in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, besieged by Serbs during the Bosnian war, killing 68 people.
1999 - South African President Nelson Mandela made his last State of the Nation speech to parliament before retiring.
2004 - Armed rebels take control of Haitian city Gonaives.
2005 - Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema, Africa's longest serving ruler, died after 38 years in power, aged 69. The army named his son Faure Gnassingbe as his successor.
2007 - Lisa Nowak, U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap and murder a woman she considered a rival, was arrested and released on bail.
2008 - Pro-government deputies scuffle with opposition deputies in Ukraine's parliament.
2014 - Egyptian police smash antiquities smuggling ring.
2018 - IOC opening session ahead of Winter Olympics in South Korea.
