Page 5: Historical Events In February - 01

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

1862  On this day in history julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic"   

1862  Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic" on this day in history.   

1863  Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people on February - 01.   

1864  On February - 01 2nd German-Danish war begins   

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

1864  On this day in history battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi   

1864  On this day in history -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS   

1865  13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history general Sherman's march through South Carolina begins   

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

1865  Cholera in Egypt on February - 01.   

1866  On this day in history cholera in Russia, Germany   

1867  On February - 01 bricklayers start working 8-hour days   

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 February - 01.   

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

1870  On February - 01 founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force.   

1870  On this day in history smallpox in Germany   

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

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

1871  On February - 01 alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51   

1872  The birth of Paul Fort, French poet on this day in history.   

1872  Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose on February - 01.   

1873  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1875  On February - 01 eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway)   

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on February - 01.   

1875  Fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people on this day in history.   

1877  Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer on February - 01.   

1877  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on February - 01.   

1877  Plague in Russian Empire on February - 01.   

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

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 01 birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history 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 February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.   

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

1563  On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)