Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on February - 01.   

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

1879  On this day in history sydney Baynes, composer   

1880  On February - 01 the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.   

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on February - 01.   

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

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

1881  On February - 01 jose Ignacio Quinton, composer   

1882  On February - 01 louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57)   

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

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

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

1883  Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies on this day in history.   

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

1884  1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on February - 01.   

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

1885  Camille Chautemps, premier France on this day in history.   

1887  On February - 01 harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

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

1887  On February - 01 dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

1889  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on this day in history.   

1889  Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on February - 01.   

1891  On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer   

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

1892  K Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall) on this day in history.   

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

1893  On February - 01 thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ)   

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  On this day in history giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin   

1896  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on February - 01.   

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

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

1462  On February - 01 birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)   

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  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25   

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

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on this day in history.   

1294  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  On February - 01 olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

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