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 this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland  

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  Alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed on February - 01.  

1951  First telecast of atomic explosion on February - 01.  

1951  On this day in history 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  General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia on February - 01.  

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 this day in history "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 February - 01 flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835  

1954  On February - 01 first TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres  

1954  Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire on February - 01.  

1954  On February - 01 julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69  

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking  

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

1957  On February - 01 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  On this day in history 1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women  

1958  On February - 01 egypt & Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic  

1958  US satellite (Explorer I) launched on this day in history.  

1958  On February - 01 clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

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 February - 01.  

1959  On February - 01 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  On this day in history extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

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

1462  On this day in history birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)  

1552  On February - 01 birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)  

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  On February - 01 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  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on this day in history.  

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  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 February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

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