Hisdates•ComPage 11: Historical Events In February - 01
Thursday, 30 January 2025
1961 On February - 01 a full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful 
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 Neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17 on February - 01.
1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda on February - 01.
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 February - 01.
1964 On this day in history 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 February - 01.
1965 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news on this day in history.
1965 The Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill on February - 01.
1966 Buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1967 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 February - 01.
1968 World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi on this day in history.
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 February - 01.
1969 On February - 01 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 this day in history.
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 Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies on February - 01.
1972 The calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) on February - 01.
1972 On February - 01 wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK
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