Historical Events Happened In February - 01

1953  On February - 01 dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state  

1953  Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 on February - 01.  

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

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

1954  On February - 01 julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69  

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark on February - 01.  

1956  Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking on February - 01.  

1957  On this day in history gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam  

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

1957  Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1958  On February - 01 egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic  

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

1958  On February - 01 clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

1959  Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) on this day in history.  

1959  US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on this day in history.  

1959  US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on February - 01.  

1959  Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85 on February - 01.  

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

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

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

1961  British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive on February - 01.  

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

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

1963  On February - 01 nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda  

1964  "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances on February - 01.  

1964  Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks on this day in history.  

1964  On February - 01 indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity  

1964  On this day in history suriname River dammed  

1965  On February - 01 dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam  

1965  Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on February - 01.  

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

1965  On February - 01 peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news  

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

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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 February - 01.  

1462  On February - 01 birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)  

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

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  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1502  On February - 01 olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies  

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

1563  On February - 01 death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)