Historical Events Happened In February - 01

1940  Russia begins new offensive against Finland on February - 01.  

1941  US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner  

1942  On this day in history 2nd Norwegian government of Quisling forms  

1943  German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier on this day in history.  

1943  On February - 01 mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands)  

1944  On February - 01 first Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein.  

1944  On February - 01 supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy  

1944  On February - 01 martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72  

1945  On February - 01 uS Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie  

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1945  On February - 01 johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72  

1946  Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie is selected as the first secretary-general of the United Nations on February - 01.  

1946  On this day in history republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president  

1946  Hans Betghe, writer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists  

1947  On February - 01 dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad  

1947  NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established on February - 01.  

1948  On this day in history federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates  

1948  On February - 01 palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed  

1949  On February - 01 200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used  

1949  RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

1950  Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland on February - 01.  

1950  On February - 01 uSSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes  

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record) on February - 01.  

1951  Alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed on this day in history.  

1951  First telecast of atomic explosion on February - 01.  

1951  On February - 01 the first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated  

1951  UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea on February - 01.  

1951  On February - 01 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1952  General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia on this day in history.  

1952  The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts  

1953  "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television great show for it's time on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

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

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.