Page 10: Historical Events In February - 01

1950  Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland   

1950  In this year, USSR formally claims condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes.   

1951  -50ºF (-46ºC), Gavilan NM (state record).   

1951  Alfred Krupp and 28 other German war criminals freed.   

1951  inaugural telecast of atomic explosion   

1951  The inaugural X-ray moving picture process demonstrated   

1951  UN condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea   

1951  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1952  General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia   

1952  The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed   

1953  "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   

1953  Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands inaugural female assistant Secretary of state   

1953  Flooding in Netherlands, results in the deaths of 1835   

1954  inaugural TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres   

1954  Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire   

1954  Julius P Hoste, Belg minister/newspaper publisher, dies at 69.   

1955  H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark   

1956  Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking.   

1957  Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam   

1957  The inaugural black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline   

1957  Friedrich von Paulus, German field marshall (Stalingrad), dies at 66   

1958  1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women.   

1958  Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic.   

1958  US satellite (Explorer I) launched   

1958  Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies   

1959  Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit).   

1959  US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss.   

1959  US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins   

1959  Madame Sul-To-Wan, [Conley], actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85   

1960  4 students stage inaugural civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth.   

1960  Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender.   

1961  A full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful   

1961  British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive.   

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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 February - 01.   

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  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on February - 01.   

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  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  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 01 death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)