Historical Events For February - 01

1940  Russia begins new offensive against Finland on this day in history.  

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

1941  US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner on February - 01.  

1942  2nd Norwegian government of Quisling forms on February - 01.  

1943  German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier on February - 01.  

1943  On this day in history 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  Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on February - 01.  

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  Republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president on this day in history.  

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

1947  Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists on February - 01.  

1947  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad  

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

1948  On February - 01 federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates  

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

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 this day in history uSSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes  

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record) on this day in history.  

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

1951  On February - 01 first telecast of atomic explosion  

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

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

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

1953  On February - 01 "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 February - 01.  

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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  On February - 01 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  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 February - 01.  

1635  On this day in history birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)  

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on February - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1542  On February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.