Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

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

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on February - 01.   

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on February - 01.   

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

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on this day in history.   

1881  On February - 01 uS Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized   

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

1881  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer on February - 01.   

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

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

1883  On February - 01 french lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on this day in history.   

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

1884  On February - 01 first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published   

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

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  On February - 01 gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia)   

1889  On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

1891  James Price Johnson, composer on February - 01.   

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  Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite on February - 01.   

1892  On February - 01 k Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall)   

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

1893  Thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) on February - 01.   

1893  On this day in history puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin   

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

1895  On February - 01 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 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 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 this day in history.   

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on February - 01.   

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  On February - 01 birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

1248  On February - 01 hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies   

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on this day in history.   

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on this day in history.   

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 01.