Historical Events In February - 01

1861  Texas votes to secede from the Union on February - 01.   

1862  Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic" on February - 01.   

1862  On February - 01 julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic"   

1863  Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people on this day in history.   

1864  2nd German-Danish war begins on February - 01.   

1864  On this day in history austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein   

1864  Battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi on February - 01.   

1864  On February - 01 -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS   

1865  13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) on February - 01.   

1865  General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins on this day in history.   

1865  JS Rock, first black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar on this day in history.   

1865  On February - 01 cholera in Egypt   

1866  Cholera in Russia, Germany on February - 01.   

1867  Bricklayers start working 8-hour days on this day in history.   

1867  On February - 01 measles in Australia   

1867  Plague in Iraq on this day in history.   

1869  Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor (Holland Tooneelgezelschap) on this day in history.   

1869  Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on February - 01.   

1870  Founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force on February - 01.   

1870  Smallpox in Germany on this day in history.   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia is first black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) on February - 01.   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Reps (opposing leniency to former Confederates) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51   

1872  On this day in history the birth of Paul Fort, French poet.   

1872  Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose on this day in history.   

1873  On February - 01 clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope & Glory)   

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on February - 01.   

1874  Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist on February - 01.   

1875  Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) on this day in history.   

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1875  Fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people on February - 01.   

1877  On February - 01 thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer   

1877  On this day in history joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

1877  On this day in history plague in Russian Empire   

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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  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 February - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1328  On this day in history charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

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

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 this day in history.