Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

1878  On this day in history hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on February - 01.   

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on February - 01.   

1880  On this day in history the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.   

1880  On this day in history antonio Guarnieri, composer   

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

1881  On February - 01 uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized   

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

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

1883  French Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on this day in history.   

1883  French lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV)   

1883  On this day in history pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies   

1884  First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on February - 01.   

1884  On this day in history 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published   

1884  Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We) on this day in history.   

1885  Camille Chautemps, premier France on February - 01.   

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  On February - 01 dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

1889  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on this day in history.   

1889  Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer   

1892  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 on February - 01.   

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

1892  On this day in history k Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall)   

1893  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius on February - 01.   

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  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on February - 01.   

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

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  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

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

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on February - 01.   

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1542  On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

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