Events on February 5 in history

SS Tuscania (1914) (February 5, 1918)

SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.

SS Tuscania was a luxury liner of the Anchor Line, a subsidiary of the Cunard Line and named after Tuscania, Italy. In 1918 the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat UB-77 while transporting American troops to Europe with the loss of 210 lives.

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Events on 1918

3 Mar

World War I
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
2 May

Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
24 Jun

Montreal
First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
4 Jul

Nicholas II of Russia
Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
9 Nov

Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.

Events on February 5 in history

SS Tuscania (1914) (February 5, 1918)

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Nicholas II of Russia

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