Page 10: 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 this day in history.   

1950  USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes on this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed   

1951  On February - 01 first telecast of atomic explosion   

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

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 February - 01.   

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

1952  On February - 01 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 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark   

1956  Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking on February - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 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  Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on February - 01.   

1462  On February - 01 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 February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)   

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

1204  On this day in history 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  On February - 01 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.