Historical Events In February - 01

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

1949  On this day in history herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

1950  On February - 01 urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland  

1950  On this day in history uSSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes  

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record) on February - 01.  

1951  On February - 01 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  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  

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

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

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

1954  First TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire  

1954  Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69 on February - 01.  

1955  On February - 01 h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark  

1956  On February - 01 hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking  

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 February - 01.  

1957  On February - 01 friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66  

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

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

1958  US satellite (Explorer I) launched on February - 01.  

1958  On this day in history clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

1959  On February - 01 texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit)  

1959  On February - 01 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss  

1959  On February - 01 uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins  

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

1960  On February - 01 4 students stage first civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth  

1960  Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender on February - 01.  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)  

1462  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

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

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

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

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