Historical Events In February - 01

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.   

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on February - 01.   

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.   

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on February - 01.   

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized   

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized   

1881  On this day in history jose Ignacio Quinton, composer   

1882  Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57) on this day in history.   

1883  On February - 01 french Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

1883  French lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on this day in history.   

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on February - 01.   

1883  On this day in history pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies   

1884  First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on February - 01.   

1884  On February - 01 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published   

1884  Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We) on this day in history.   

1885  Camille Chautemps, premier France on February - 01.   

1887  Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

1887  On February - 01 harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

1887  Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on February - 01.   

1889  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on this day in history.   

1889  On February - 01 joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

1891  On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer   

1892  On this day in history mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning the use of the "400" to describe the socially elite   

1892  On this day in history mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite   

1892  On February - 01 k Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall)   

1893  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius on February - 01.   

1893  Thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin   

1893  On February - 01 prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan: -56.7 degrees Celsius   

1895  The birth of John Ford, American director on this day in history.   

1895  On February - 01 john Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man)   

1896  On this day in history giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin   

1896  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on this day in history.   

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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 February - 01 birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  On February - 01 birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  On February - 01 birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)   

0656  On February - 01 sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25   

1204  On February - 01 death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on this day in history.   

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on February - 01.   

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

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)