Historical Events For February - 01

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1943  On February - 01 german occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier  

1943  Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands) on February - 01.  

1944  First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein on February - 01.  

1944  Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy on February - 01.  

1944  Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on February - 01.  

1945  On February - 01 uS Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie  

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1945  Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72 on February - 01.  

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

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

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

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

1947  Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad on February - 01.  

1947  On this day in history nV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established  

1948  Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates on February - 01.  

1948  On this day in history palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed  

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

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  On this day in history urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland  

1950  USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes on this day in history.  

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

1951  On February - 01 alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed  

1951  On this day in history first telecast of atomic explosion  

1951  The first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated on February - 01.  

1951  On this day in history uN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea  

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1952  On February - 01 general strike against French colonial management in Tunisia  

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

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

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

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

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 February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on February - 01.  

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.  

1635  On February - 01 birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)  

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

1204  On February - 01 death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered  

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

1294  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies  

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on this day in history.  

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

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