Historical Events In February - 01

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

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history sydney Baynes, composer   

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

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on February - 01.   

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

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

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 February - 01.   

1883  On February - 01 jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV)   

1883  On this day in history pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies   

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  On February - 01 camille Chautemps, premier France   

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

1887  On this day in history dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

1889  On this day in history gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia)   

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

1891  On February - 01 james Price Johnson, composer   

1892  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 on this day in history.   

1892  On February - 01 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  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan: -56.7 degrees Celsius on February - 01.   

1895  On this day in history the birth of John Ford, American director.   

1895  On February - 01 john Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man)   

1896  Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56)   

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

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

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer   

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

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

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

0656  On February - 01 sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25   

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 this day in history.   

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.   

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

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

1563  On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)