Historical Events Happened In February - 01

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

1941  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 February - 01.  

1946  On February - 01 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 February - 01.  

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

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 February - 01 palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed  

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

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

1949  On February - 01 herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

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

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

1951  On this day in history 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  On February - 01 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1952  General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

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  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 February - 01.  

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer  

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)  

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

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

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