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 this day in history.   

1879  On February - 01 sydney Baynes, composer   

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

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on this day in history.   

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

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized on this day in history.   

1881  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57)   

1883  French Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on February - 01.   

1883  French lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on February - 01.   

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on February - 01.   

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  On this day in history yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We)   

1885  On February - 01 camille Chautemps, premier France   

1887  Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

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  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on this day in history.   

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

1891  James Price Johnson, composer on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history 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   

1892  On this day in history mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite   

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

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

1893  On this day in history thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ)   

1893  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1895  On February - 01 the birth of John Ford, American director.   

1895  John Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin   

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

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1459  On February - 01 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  On February - 01 birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  On this day in history birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

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  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 February - 01 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  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

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