Historical Events In February - 01

1949  RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on this day in history.  

1949  Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on February - 01.  

1950  On February - 01 urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland  

1950  USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes on February - 01.  

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

1951  Alfred Krupp & 28 other German war criminals freed on February - 01.  

1951  On February - 01 first telecast of atomic explosion  

1951  The first X-ray moving picture process demonstrated on February - 01.  

1951  UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television great show for it's time on February - 01.  

1953  Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands first female assistant Secretary of state on February - 01.  

1953  Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 on February - 01.  

1954  First TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres on February - 01.  

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

1954  Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69 on February - 01.  

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark on February - 01.  

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  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 February - 01.  

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

1958  On this day in history clinton Joseph Davisson, dies  

1959  Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) on this day in history.  

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

1959  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.  

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  On February - 01 birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)  

0656  On February - 01 sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25  

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  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on February - 01.  

1328  On this day in history charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies  

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

1542  On February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

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