Births on February 5

P. J. Vatikiotis

Born on February 5, 1928

P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997)

Panayiotis Jerasimof Vatikiotis (5 February 1928 – 15 December 1997) was a Greek-American political scientist and historian of the Middle East. He was Professor of Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.Vatikiotis was born in Jerusalem, the son of Paraskevi and Jerasimos Vatikiotis, and grew up in Haifa. He was educated at Greek and English private schools in Mandatory Palestine, before studying at the American University in Cairo and Johns Hopkins University. In the 1960s he moved to London University where he helped get Middle Eastern Studies established.A festschrift was published in his honour in 1993.

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Events on 1928

12 Mar

St. Francis Dam
In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kills 431 people.
12 Apr

Junkers W 33
The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
4 Jun

Zhang Zuolin
The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
18 Jun

Amelia Earhart
Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
2 Oct

Josemaría Escrivá
The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Josemaría Escrivá.

Births on February 5

P. J. Vatikiotis

Born on February 5, 1928

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Events on 1928

St. Francis Dam

Junkers W 33

Zhang Zuolin

Amelia Earhart

Josemaría Escrivá