Historical Events In February - 01

1861  Texas votes to secede from the Union on this day in history.   

1862  On February - 01 julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic"   

1862  Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic" on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people   

1864  2nd German-Danish war begins on February - 01.   

1864  On February - 01 austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein   

1864  Battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi on February - 01.   

1864  On this day in history -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS   

1865  13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) on February - 01.   

1865  On this day in history general Sherman's march through South Carolina begins   

1865  JS Rock, first black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar on this day in history.   

1865  Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.   

1866  Cholera in Russia, Germany on February - 01.   

1867  On February - 01 bricklayers start working 8-hour days   

1867  Measles in Australia on February - 01.   

1867  Plague in Iraq on February - 01.   

1869  Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor (Holland Tooneelgezelschap) on February - 01.   

1869  On this day in history frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68   

1870  Founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force on this day in history.   

1870  Smallpox in Germany on February - 01.   

1871  On February - 01 jefferson Long of Georgia is first black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates)   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Reps (opposing leniency to former Confederates) on this day in history.   

1871  Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history the birth of Paul Fort, French poet.   

1872  Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose on February - 01.   

1873  On this day in history clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope & Glory)   

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist   

1875  Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) on February - 01.   

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on February - 01.   

1875  Fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people on February - 01.   

1877  On February - 01 thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer   

1877  On February - 01 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

1877  On this day in history plague in Russian Empire   

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1261  On February - 01 birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

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

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.   

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  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

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

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