Historical Events In February - 01

1837  Typhus in United States on this day in history.   

1837  38 smallpox epidemic in Great Plains killing 17,000+ people on this day in history.   

1838  Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 on February - 01.   

1839  James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) on February - 01.   

1839  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1840  The first U.S. college of Dentistry is chartered in Baltimore, MD on this day in history.   

1840  On February - 01 baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in US, incorporated   

1841  William H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium on February - 01.   

1844  Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) on February - 01.   

1846  On this day in history theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation   

1850  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on February - 01.   

1850  On February - 01 yellow fever in United States   

1850  Influenza in North America on February - 01.   

1851  Anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies on this day in history.   

1851  Death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein on this day in history.   

1851  Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53 on this day in history.   

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1851  Cholera in United States on this day in history.   

1852  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history yellow fever in Argentina   

1853  On this day in history plague in Ottoman Empire   

1853  On this day in history cholera epidemic of Copenhagen 1853 in Copenhagen, Denmark killing 4,737 people   

1854  On this day in history fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec; government transfers to Toronto; hastens the decision to move to Ottawa   

1854  Broad Street cholera outbreak in England killing 616 people on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history yellow fever in United States   

1855  On February - 01 third plague pandemic in Worldwide killing 12 million+ in India and China alone people   

1856  On February - 01 auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College.   

1857  Yellow fever in Portugal on February - 01.   

1857  On February - 01 smallpox in Victoria, Australia   

1857  On February - 01 influenza in Europe, North America, South America   

1858  Douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley on February - 01.   

1859  Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland) on February - 01.   

1860  On this day in history 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC   

1861  Dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On February - 01 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 February - 01.   

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

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  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.