Historical Events In February - 01

1949  RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on February - 01.   

1949  Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1950  On February - 01 urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland   

1950  On this day in history uSSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes   

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record) on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 01 alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed   

1951  First telecast of atomic explosion on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 01 the first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated   

1951  On this day in history uN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea   

1951  On February - 01 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  On February - 01 general strike against French colonial management in Tunisia   

1952  On this day in history the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed.   

1953  On February - 01 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts   

1953  On February - 01 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television great show for it's time   

1953  Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state on this day in history.   

1953  On February - 01 flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835   

1954  First TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres on this day in history.   

1954  On February - 01 scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire   

1954  On February - 01 julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69   

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 01 hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking   

1957  On this day in history gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam   

1957  The first black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline on this day in history.   

1957  Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1958  1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women on February - 01.   

1958  On February - 01 egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic   

1958  US satellite (Explorer I) launched on February - 01.   

1958  On February - 01 clinton Joseph Davisson, dies   

1959  Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) on February - 01.   

1959  US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on this day in history.   

1959  US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on February - 01.   

1959  On this day in history madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85   

1960  4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth on February - 01.   

1960  On this day in history extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender   

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1261  On this day in history birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

1204  On February - 01 death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  On this day in history 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 February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  On February - 01 death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)