Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

1878  On February - 01 hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

1878  On February - 01 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.   

1880  On this day in history antonio Guarnieri, composer   

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized on February - 01.   

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized   

1881  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer on February - 01.   

1882  Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57) on February - 01.   

1883  On this day in history french Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

1883  On this day in history french lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on February - 01.   

1883  Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies on February - 01.   

1884  First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published   

1884  Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We) on February - 01.   

1885  Camille Chautemps, premier France on February - 01.   

1887  On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

1887  On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

1887  Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.   

1889  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on February - 01.   

1889  On February - 01 joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

1891  James Price Johnson, composer on February - 01.   

1892  On February - 01 mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning the use of the "400" to describe the socially elite   

1892  On this day in history mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite   

1892  K Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall) on February - 01.   

1893  On February - 01 prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius   

1893  Thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) on this day in history.   

1893  On February - 01 puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin   

1893  On this day in history prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan: -56.7 degrees Celsius   

1895  The birth of John Ford, American director on this day in history.   

1895  John Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man) on this day in history.   

1896  Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin on February - 01.   

1896  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on this day in history.   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.   

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  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on February - 01.   

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 February - 01 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  On February - 01 hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies   

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on February - 01.   

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  On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

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