Historical Events In February - 01

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history first Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein.  

1944  On this day in history supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy  

1944  On February - 01 martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72  

1945  On February - 01 uS Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie  

1945  On this day in history johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72  

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

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  On this day in history aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of Christian-democrats & communists  

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

1947  On February - 01 nV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established  

1948  On February - 01 federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates  

1948  Palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

1951  On this day in history the first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated  

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 February - 01.  

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

1952  On February - 01 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  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.  

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 this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer  

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

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer  

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on February - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1294  On February - 01 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 February - 01 olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies  

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.  

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