Page 11: Historical Events In February - 01

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

1961  On February - 01 british minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive   

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 this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances   

1964  On this day in history beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks   

1964  Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity on February - 01.   

1964  Suriname River dammed on this day in history.   

1965  Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

1965  Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 01 martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama   

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

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 February - 01 buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69   

1967  On this day in history severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million & 60 lives   

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

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

1968  Former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President on this day in history.   

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

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

1968  World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 01 lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57   

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

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

1969  On February - 01 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

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  On this day in history 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 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  On February - 01 birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

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

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 this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer   

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

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

1635  On this day in history birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)   

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on February - 01.   

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

1248  On February - 01 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 this day in history.   

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

1542  On February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

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