Historical Events In February - 01

1949  RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on February - 01.   

1949  Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on February - 01.   

1950  Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland on this day in history.   

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 this day in history alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed   

1951  On February - 01 first telecast of atomic explosion   

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

1951  UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea on February - 01.   

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

1952  On February - 01 general strike against French colonial management in Tunisia   

1952  The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts   

1953  "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television great show for it's time on this day in history.   

1953  Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state on February - 01.   

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

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

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

1958  1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women on February - 01.   

1958  On this day in history egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic   

1958  On this day in history uS satellite (Explorer I) launched   

1958  Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on February - 01.   

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

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 February - 01.   

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

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

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

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.