Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

1879  On this day in history sydney Baynes, composer   

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

1880  On this day in history antonio Guarnieri, composer   

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized   

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized   

1881  On February - 01 jose Ignacio Quinton, composer   

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

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

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

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on this day in history.   

1883  Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies on February - 01.   

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

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  Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on February - 01.   

1887  Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on February - 01.   

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  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  Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite on February - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1893  Thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) on this day in history.   

1893  On February - 01 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 February - 01.   

1895  On this day in history the birth of John Ford, American director.   

1895  On this day in history john Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man)   

1896  Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin on February - 01.   

1896  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on this day in history.   

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

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

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on February - 01.   

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

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  On February - 01 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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.   

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  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.