Historical Events Happened In February - 01

1940  On this day in history russia begins new offensive against Finland  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1943  Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands) on this day in history.  Share it »

1944  First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein on this day in history.  Share it »

1944  Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy on this day in history.  Share it »

1944  Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  Share it »

1945  On this day in history uS Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie  Share it »

1945  Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72 on this day in history.  Share it »

1946  Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie is selected as the first secretary-general of the United Nations on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1946  On this day in history hans Betghe, writer, dies at 70  Share it »

1947  Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists on this day in history.  Share it »

1947  Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad on this day in history.  Share it »

1947  NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1948  Palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed on this day in history.  Share it »

1949  200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used on this day in history.  Share it »

1949  On this day in history rCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm)  Share it »

1949  Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

1950  On this day in history urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland  Share it »

1950  On this day in history uSSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes  Share it »

1951  On this day in history -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record)  Share it »

1951  On this day in history alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed  Share it »

1951  On this day in history first telecast of atomic explosion  Share it »

1951  The first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated on this day in history.  Share it »

1951  UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea on this day in history.  Share it »

1951  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  Share it »

1952  On this day in history general strike against French colonial management in Tunisia  Share it »

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

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

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

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on this day in history.  Share it »

1248  On this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  Share it »

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies  Share it »

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.  Share it »

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