Historical Events In February - 01

1949  On February - 01 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  USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes on this day in history.  

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record) on this day in history.  

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

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history 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 February - 01 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts  

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

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

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 February - 01 scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire  

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  Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam on February - 01.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history 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 February - 01.  

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

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

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

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

1294  On February - 01 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  On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)