Historical Events In February - 01

1837  Typhus in United States on this day in history.   

1837  38 smallpox epidemic in Great Plains killing 17,000+ people on this day in history.   

1838  On February - 01 abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71   

1839  On this day in history james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

1839  On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

1840  The first U.S. college of Dentistry is chartered in Baltimore, MD on this day in history.   

1840  On February - 01 baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in US, incorporated   

1841  William H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium on February - 01.   

1844  On this day in history eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)   

1846  On this day in history theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation   

1850  On February - 01 edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

1850  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.   

1850  On February - 01 influenza in North America   

1851  On February - 01 anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies.   

1851  On this day in history death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein.   

1851  On this day in history mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53.   

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on February - 01.   

1851  Cholera in United States on this day in history.   

1852  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.   

1852  Yellow fever in Argentina on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history plague in Ottoman Empire   

1853  On this day in history cholera epidemic of Copenhagen 1853 in Copenhagen, Denmark killing 4,737 people   

1854  On this day in history fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec; government transfers to Toronto; hastens the decision to move to Ottawa   

1854  Broad Street cholera outbreak in England killing 616 people on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history yellow fever in United States   

1855  Third plague pandemic in Worldwide killing 12 million+ in India and China alone people on February - 01.   

1856  On this day in history auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College.   

1857  Yellow fever in Portugal on this day in history.   

1857  Smallpox in Victoria, Australia on February - 01.   

1857  Influenza in Europe, North America, South America on February - 01.   

1858  On February - 01 douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.   

1859  Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland) on this day in history.   

1860  1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC on February - 01.   

1861  On this day in history dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands   

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

1459  On this day in history birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)   

1462  On this day in history birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)   

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0656  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25   

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.   

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

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

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)