Historical Events In February - 01

1961  A full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful on February - 01.   

1961  On this day in history british minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive   

1961  Mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies on February - 01.   

1963  On February - 01 neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17.   

1963  On February - 01 nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda   

1964  "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances on February - 01.   

1964  Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks on February - 01.   

1964  Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history suriname River dammed   

1965  On February - 01 dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam   

1965  Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on February - 01.   

1965  Martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama on February - 01.   

1965  Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news on February - 01.   

1965  The Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69.   

1966  On this day in history buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69   

1967  Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million & 60 lives on February - 01.   

1967  On February - 01 ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies   

1968  Famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head on February - 01.   

1968  On February - 01 former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President   

1968  On February - 01 the government halted further unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, many say it did not work   

1968  Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 01 world trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi   

1968  Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert   

1969  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

1969  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on February - 01.   

1970  Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die on this day in history.   

1970  West-Germany & USSR sign gas contract on February - 01.   

1970  Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on February - 01.   

1971  Canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty on this day in history.   

1971  On February - 01 jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies   

1972  On this day in history the calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)   

1972  On this day in history wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.   

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  On this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies   

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on this day in history.   

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

1542  On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.