Historical Events In February - 01

1949  RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on this day in history.  

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

1950  Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland on February - 01.  

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

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

1951  Alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed on February - 01.  

1951  First telecast of atomic explosion on this day in history.  

1951  The first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated on February - 01.  

1951  On February - 01 uN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea  

1951  On February - 01 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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

1952  The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

1953  Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state on this day in history.  

1953  On February - 01 flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1957  Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66 on February - 01.  

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

1958  Egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic on February - 01.  

1958  On February - 01 uS satellite (Explorer I) launched  

1958  On February - 01 clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

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

1959  US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss on February - 01.  

1959  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins  

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

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

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

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

1459  On this day in history 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 February - 01.  

1603  On February - 01 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  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.  

0656  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25  

1204  On February - 01 death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered  

1248  On February - 01 hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on this day in history.  

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

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.