Page 11: Historical Events In February - 01

1961  On February - 01 a full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful   

1961  On this day in history british minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive   

1961  On February - 01 mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies   

1963  Neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda   

1964  "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances on February - 01.   

1964  On February - 01 beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks   

1964  On this day in history indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity   

1964  On February - 01 suriname River dammed   

1965  Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam on February - 01.   

1965  On February - 01 martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL   

1965  On February - 01 martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama   

1965  Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news on February - 01.   

1965  On this day in history the Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill   

1966  On February - 01 buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69.   

1966  Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1967  Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million & 60 lives on February - 01.   

1967  Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies on this day in history.   

1968  Famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head on February - 01.   

1968  Former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President on February - 01.   

1968  On February - 01 the government halted further unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, many say it did not work   

1968  Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history world trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi   

1968  Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 on February - 01.   

1969  Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert on this day in history.   

1969  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on this day in history.   

1969  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on February - 01.   

1970  Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die on February - 01.   

1970  West-Germany & USSR sign gas contract on February - 01.   

1970  Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on February - 01.   

1971  On February - 01 canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty   

1971  On this day in history jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies   

1972  On this day in history the calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)   

1972  On February - 01 wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

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

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.   

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  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on this day in history.   

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on February - 01.   

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

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.   

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