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Historical Events Happened In February - 01

Sunday, 19 May 2013

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 this day in history german occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier

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

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

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

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

1945 US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie on this day in history.

1945 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.

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

1948 Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates on this day in history.

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 On this day in history rCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm)

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

1950 Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland on this day in history.

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

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

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

1951 First telecast of atomic explosion on this day in history.

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

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 this day in history general strike against French colonial management in Tunisia

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

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

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

1953 Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state on this day in history.

1953 On this day in history flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835

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Famous Birthdays In February - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1261 On this day in history birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)

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

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

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 Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.

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

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

Famous Deaths In February - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1204 On this day in history death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered

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

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

1328 Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on this day in history.

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 this day in history.

1563 Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on this day in history.

1590 On this day in history death of lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator