Historical Events In February - 01

1961  On this day in history a full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful  

1961  On February - 01 british minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive  

1961  Mackay & Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies on February - 01.  

1963  Neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17 on February - 01.  

1963  Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances  

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

1964  On February - 01 indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity  

1964  Suriname River dammed on February - 01.  

1965  Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam on this day in history.  

1965  Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama  

1965  Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news on this day in history.  

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  Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies on February - 01.  

1968  On this day in history famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head  

1968  Former Vice-President Richard Nixon announces candidacy for President on this day in history.  

1968  The government halted further unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, many say it did not work on February - 01.  

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

1968  On this day in history world trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi  

1968  On February - 01 lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57  

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

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

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

1970  Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on February - 01.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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1261  On this day in history birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)  

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)  

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on this day in history.  

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

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic  

1633  On this day in history birth of gabriel Schutz, composer  

1635  On this day in history birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)  

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  On February - 01 hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.