Historical Events Happened In February - 01

1953  On this day in history dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state  Share it »

1953  Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 on this day in history.  Share it »

1954  On this day in history first TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres  Share it »

1954  Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire on this day in history.  Share it »

1954  On this day in history julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69  Share it »

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark on this day in history.  Share it »

1956  Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking on this day in history.  Share it »

1957  Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.  Share it »

1957  The first black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline on this day in history.  Share it »

1957  On this day in history friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66  Share it »

1958  1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women on this day in history.  Share it »

1958  Egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic on this day in history.  Share it »

1958  US satellite (Explorer I) launched on this day in history.  Share it »

1958  On this day in history clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  Share it »

1959  On this day in history texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit)  Share it »

1959  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss  Share it »

1959  US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on this day in history.  Share it »

1959  Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85 on this day in history.  Share it »

1960  On this day in history 4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth  Share it »

1960  On this day in history extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender  Share it »

1961  On this day in history a full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful  Share it »

1961  British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive on this day in history.  Share it »

1961  Mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies on this day in history.  Share it »

1963  On this day in history neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17.  Share it »

1963  Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda on this day in history.  Share it »

1964  On this day in history "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances  Share it »

1964  On this day in history beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks  Share it »

1964  Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity on this day in history.  Share it »

1964  Suriname River dammed on this day in history.  Share it »

1965  On this day in history dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam  Share it »

1965  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL  Share it »

1965  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama  Share it »

1965  On this day in history peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news  Share it »

1965  The Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1462  On this day in history birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)  Share it »

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

1542  On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  Share it »

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