Page 12: Historical Events In February - 01

1973  On this day in history monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame   

1974  On this day in history "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV   

1974  On this day in history lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle   

1975  On February - 01 "Hoppy, Gene & Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65   

1975  "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater NYC after 5 performances on February - 01.   

1975  On this day in history otis Francis Tabler is first open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department   

1975  Richard Wattis, actor (Dick & Duchess, Liberace), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV   

1976  On February - 01 sonny & Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce   

1976  Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66 on February - 01.   

1977  Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives on February - 01.   

1977  Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet), dies at 72 on February - 01.   

1978  Director Roman Polanski skips bail & fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl on this day in history.   

1978  Harriet Tubman is first black woman honored on a US postage stamp on this day in history.   

1979  Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile on February - 01.   

1979  On February - 01 newspaper heiress Patty Hearst leaves federal prison when her sentence for bank robbery is commuted by President Jimmy Carter.   

1979  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 01.   

1979  On this day in history mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60   

1980  On February - 01 sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System   

1980  On February - 01 soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run   

1980  Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1981  Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell causes furore when he orders his brother Trevor to bowl underarm to a New Zealand batsman on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 01 duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in New York NY   

1981  Dutch Antilles census is 231,932 on February - 01.   

1981  On this day in history french government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq   

1981  Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final MCG on February - 01.   

1981  Donald W Douglas, US aviation pionieer/builder, dies at 88 on February - 01.   

1982  Amoco Canada and Chevron Standard Ltd. withdraw from $13.5 billion Alsands oil consortium in Alberta on February - 01.   

1982  Late Night With David Letterman makes its debut on NBC-TV on February - 01.   

1982  Senegal & Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia) on February - 01.   

1983  On February - 01 new channels first available on cable as pay TV launched in Canada; First Choice, Superchannel and C-Channel allyou got to do is PAY   

1983  USSR performs underground nuclear test on February - 01.   

1983  On February - 01 tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies   

1984  China & Netherlands regain diplomatic relations on February - 01.   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1459  On this day in history birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on February - 01.   

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.   

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on February - 01.   

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

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

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.   

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 February - 01.   

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

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on this day in history.