Historical Events In February - 01

1910  H Stanley Cayzer on this day in history.   

1910  Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44 on February - 01.   

1913  On February - 01 jeffrey Kindersley Quill, Test pilot   

1914  Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] Censors appointed on February - 01.   

1914  On February - 01 tanganyika Railway opens   

1914  NY Giants & Chic White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt on February - 01.   

1915  Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted on February - 01.   

1916  On February - 01 sS Empress Queen, stranded in fog off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, where she later broke up. Although there were 1300 troops on board all were got off.   

1916  Gordon Hobday, Lord Lieutenant (Nottinghamshire) on this day in history.   

1916  Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1917  Admiral Tirpitz announces unlimited submarine war on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history russia adopts Gregorian calendar (becomes Feb 14)   

1918  On this day in history the French ship LaDive is torpedoed in the Mediterranean.   

1918  Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest on February - 01.   

1918  Maurice Laing, life president (John Laing) on February - 01.   

1919  Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert on this day in history.   

1920  Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police on February - 01.   

1920  The first commercial armored car introduced (St Paul MN) on February - 01.   

1920  On this day in history 1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul Minn)   

1920  On this day in history kenneth Bond, former vice-chairman   

1921  On this day in history peter Sallis, actor (Tast the Blood of Dracula)   

1922  Bogumil Witalis Andrzejewski, professor of Cushtic Languages on this day in history.   

1922  On February - 01 william Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49   

1923  Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini   

1924  On this day in history amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens   

1924  New British MacDonald government recognizes USSR on this day in history.   

1925  On February - 01 1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkämpferbund in Berlin   

1926  Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kirghiz ASSR on February - 01.   

1926  On this day in history land at Broadway & Wall Street sold at a record $7 per square inch   

1929  On February - 01 1st clean & jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402½ lbs   

1929  August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1930  Arnold Schönbergs opera premieres in Frankfurt on February - 01.   

1930  Arnold Schönbergs opera, Von heute auf Morgen premieres in Frankfurt on February - 01.   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on February - 01.   

1462  On this day in history birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)   

1552  On February - 01 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  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  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.   

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 February - 01.   

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.   

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.   

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 this day in history.