Page 11: Historical Events In February - 01

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

1961  British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive on this day in history.   

1961  Mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity   

1964  On February - 01 suriname River dammed   

1965  On this day in history dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam   

1965  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL   

1965  Martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 01 peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news   

1965  On February - 01 the Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill   

1966  On February - 01 buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69.   

1966  On February - 01 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  Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies on February - 01.   

1968  Famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head on this day in history.   

1968  Former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President on February - 01.   

1968  On this day in history the government halted further unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, many say it did not work   

1968  On this day in history vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers   

1968  World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi on February - 01.   

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

1969  Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 01 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

1969  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

1970  On February - 01 stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die   

1970  West-Germany & USSR sign gas contract on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 01 blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69   

1971  On February - 01 canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty   

1971  Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On February - 01 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  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 this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

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  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.   

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