Page 11: Historical Events In February - 01

1961  A full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful on February - 01.   

1961  On this day in history british minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive   

1961  On this day in history mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies   

1963  On this day in history neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17.   

1963  On this day in history nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda   

1964  On February - 01 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances   

1964  On this day in history beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks   

1964  On this day in history indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity   

1964  Suriname River dammed on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 01 dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam   

1965  On February - 01 martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL   

1965  Martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama on February - 01.   

1965  Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news on February - 01.   

1965  On this day in history the Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of Winston Spencer Churchill   

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

1966  Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million & 60 lives   

1967  On February - 01 ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies   

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 this day in history 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 February - 01.   

1968  Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers on February - 01.   

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 February - 01.   

1969  On February - 01 jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert   

1969  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

1969  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

1970  On this day in history stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die   

1970  On February - 01 west-Germany & USSR sign gas contract   

1970  Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history canada and China open diplomatic relations; exchange diplomats in both countries, and officially recognize each other's sovereignty   

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

1972  The calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) on this day in history.   

1972  Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK on February - 01.   

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

1459  On February - 01 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 February - 01.   

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