The Atlanta Falcons franchise began on June 30, 1965 when NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership to 41 year-old Rankin Smith Sr .. Smith an Executive Vice President of Life Insurance Company of Georgia at the time, paid $ 8. 5 million the highest price in NFL history at the time 1965 for an NFL franchise.

Rollie Fingers was lost for the whole season with a torn muscle in his throwing arm, beloved slugger Gorman Thomas struggled badly offensively and was traded to the Cleveland Indians, and their ace, Pete Vuckovich, was revealed to have had a torn rotator cuff that had been plaguing him since 1981 and only pitched in 5 games in 1983.

On December 5, 1974, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced the official signing of the franchise agreement by Lloyd W. Nordstrom, representing the Nordstrom family as majority partners for the consortium.

* August 5 – Pete Burns, British singer ( Dead or Alive )

* January 5 – Pete Maravich, American basketball player ( b. 1947 )

* August 21 – Gemini 5 ( Gordon Cooper, Pete Conrad ) is launched on the first 1-week flight, as well as the first test of fuel cells for electrical power.

* May 5 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3, 000th major league hit.

* June 5 – Pete Wentz, American musician and lyricist

; Pre-Negro league players ( 5 ): Frank Grant ; Pete Hill ; José Méndez ; Louis Santop ; Ben Taylor

* In Alice Wins the Derby ( May 5, 1925 ) Pete, Alice and Julius are among several contestants in a combined horse racing / auto racing event.

* Pete Retzlaff — former 5 time pro-bowler for the Philadelphia Eagles and President of the NFL Players Association

Peter " Pistol Pete " Press Maravich ( June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988 ) was an American professional basketball player.

He lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Ramesh Krishnan, the quarterfinals of the French Open to Andrei Chesnokov, the quarterfinals of Wimbledon to John McEnroe ( 7 – 6, 3 – 6, 6 – 3, 6 – 4 ), and the second round of the US Open to Pete Sampras ( 5 – 7, 6 – 3, 1 – 6, 6 – 1, 6 – 4 ).

Wilander last played in Davis Cup in the 1995 semifinals, where he lost to Andre Agassi 7 – 6 ( 5 ), 6 – 2, 6 – 2 and Pete Sampras 2 – 6, 7 – 6 ( 4 ), 6 – 3.

The other male players in the open era with winning percentages over 80 are Björn Borg ( 89. 8 ), Rafael Nadal ( 87. 6 ), Roger Federer ( 87. 4 ), Pete Sampras ( 84. 2 ), Jimmy Connors ( 82. 6 ), Ivan Lendl ( 81. 9 ), John McEnroe ( 81. 5 ), Novak Djokovic ( 81. 1 ) and Andre Agassi ( 80. 9 ).

Pontiac General Manager Elliot " Pete " Estes approved the new model, although sales manager Frank Bridge, who did not believe it would find a market, insisted on limiting initial production to no more than 5, 000 cars.

In his first round he defeated Kelly Jones 6 – 2, 6 – 3, in the second round he defeated Darren Cahill 6 – 2, 7 – 5 and in the third round Henman was defeated by Pete Sampras 6 – 1, 6 – 2.

On December 5, 1978, the Phillies signed Pete Rose as a free agent, temporarily making Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports when they signed him to a four-year, $ 3. 2-million contract.

Only Roger Federer ( 6 times ), Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl ( 5 times ) succeeded to win more.

Gasherbrum I was first climbed on July 5, 1958 by Pete Schoening and Andy Kauffman of an eight-man American expedition led by Nicholas B. Clinch.

:• June 4 – 5, 1999: Prairie Prince ( drums ), Jorma Kaukonen ( guitar and vocals ), Pete Sears ( keys ), Zoe Ellis ( vocals ), Cailan Cornwell ( vocals )

: 5 Pete Rose ( 1974 – 1976, 1978, 1980 )

A still from Pete Hoekstra's campaign advertisement featuring Lisa Chan, as broadcast on February 5, 2012.

In Chile, thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate the triumph of the first Chilean to reach the sport's number one ranking, grabbing the position from Pete Sampras ( who had maintained 102 consecutive weeks at number one, and 5 years ending the season as the leader ).

Alexander (; ) ( 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506 ) of the House of Jagiellon was the Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland.

Alexander Jagellon never felt at home in Poland, and bestowed his favor principally upon his fellow Lithuanians, the most notable of whom was the wealthy Lithuanian magnate Michael Glinski, who justified his master's confidence by his great victory over the Tatars at Kleck ( 5 August 1506 ), news of which was brought to Alexander on his deathbed in Vilnius.

* W. Dooley, 1993, Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Metaphysics 5.

Radiometric dating indicates that Santa Clara is the oldest of the islands, 5. 8 million years old, followed by Robinson Crusoe, 3. 8 – 4. 2 million years old, and Alexander Selkirk, 1. 0 – 2. 4 million years old.

It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected the First Secretary of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and continued until 21 August when the Soviet Union and all members of the Warsaw Pact, with the notable exception of Romania, invaded the country to halt the reforms.

At the fifteenth session, 5 June 1409, the Council of Pisa deposed the two pontiffs as schismatical, heretical, perjured, and scandalous ; they elected Alexander V ( 1409 – 10 ) later that month.

Most brown bears have about 2 percent genetic material from polar bears, but one population residing in the Alexander Archipelago has between 5 percent and 10 percent polar bear genes, indicating more frequent and recent mating.

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The other was the development of the Sarissa, a two-handed pike 18 ft. ( 5. 5 m ) in length, by the Macedonians under Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great.

* May 5 – Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player ( d. 2004 )

* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as the leader of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia.

* April 5 – Alexander of Battenberg, first Prince of Bulgaria ( d. 1893 )

* February 6 – The ship Topaz ( from Boston April 5, 1807 hunting seals ) rediscovers the Pitcairn Islands ; only one HMS Bounty mutineer is still alive, Alexander Smith ( John Adams ).

Alexander himself commands about 30, 000 foot soldiers and over 5, 000 cavalry, of whom nearly 14, 000 are Macedonians and about 7, 000 are allies sent by the Greek League.

* August 5 – Alexander Jagiellon, King of Poland ( d. 1506 )

Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, KCB, FRS, FRAeS ( 13 April 1892 – 5 December 1973 ) is considered by many to be the " inventor of radar ".

At Scone on 5 February 1284, the signatories agreed to recognise Margaret as " domina and right heir " if neither Alexander had left a posthumous child and the king had left no children at the time of his death.

* April 5 – During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.

Lynn Margulis ( born Lynn Alexander ) ( March 5, 1938 – November 22, 2011 ) was an American biologist and University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

) Another of the Sherman daughters, Eleanor, was married to Alexander Montgomery Thackara at General Sherman ’ s home in Washington, D. C., on May 5, 1880.

Alexander Callander Murray ; Readings in medieval Civilisations and Cultures 5 ), Toronto 2000, 287-446

# Amedeus Alexander of Savoy ( 5 October 1754 – 29 April 1755 ) died in infancy.