Historical Events In February - 01

1966  Buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69 on this day in history.  

1966  On February - 01 buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69  

1967  Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million & 60 lives on this day in history.  

1967  Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies on this day in history.  

1968  On February - 01 famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head  

1968  On February - 01 former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President  

1968  The government halted further unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, many say it did not work on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers  

1968  World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi on February - 01.  

1968  Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1969  Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert on this day in history.  

1969  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on this day in history.  

1969  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on February - 01.  

1970  Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die on February - 01.  

1970  West-Germany & USSR sign gas contract on February - 01.  

1970  On February - 01 blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69  

1971  On February - 01 canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty  

1971  On February - 01 jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies  

1972  On February - 01 the calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)  

1972  On February - 01 wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK  

1973  Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame on this day in history.  

1974  On February - 01 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV  

1974  On February - 01 lynda Ann Healy, 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle  

1975  On this day in history "Hoppy, Gene & Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65  

1975  "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater NYC after 5 performances on this day in history.  

1975  Otis Francis Tabler is first open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history richard Wattis, actor (Dick & Duchess, Liberace), dies at 62  

1976  On this day in history "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV  

1976  On this day in history sonny & Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce  

1976  Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1977  Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives on this day in history.  

1977  On February - 01 edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet), dies at 72  

1978  On this day in history director Roman Polanski skips bail & fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl  

1978  Harriet Tubman is first black woman honored on a US postage stamp on February - 01.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Next Page »

1261  On February - 01 birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)  

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.  

1462  On February - 01 birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)  

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

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.  

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.  

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.  

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