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 February - 01.  

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

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

1951  On February - 01 the first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated  

1951  On this day in history uN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea  

1951  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1952  General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia on this day in history.  

1952  On February - 01 the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed.  

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

1953  On February - 01 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television great show for it's time  

1953  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1957  Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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

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

1958  On February - 01 clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

1959  Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) on February - 01.  

1959  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss  

1959  US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins on this day in history.  

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

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

1960  On February - 01 extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender  

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

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 February - 01.  

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

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

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  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.  

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