Historical Events In February - 01
Friday, 26 July 2024
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 Neil Young performs his first professional date at a Winnipeg country club, at age 17 on this day in history.
1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda on this day in history.
1964 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert NYC after 556 performances on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," first #1 hit & stays #1 for 7 weeks
1964 On February - 01 indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity
1964 On February - 01 suriname River dammed
1965 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam on February - 01.
1965 Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on this day in history.
1965 Martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama on this day in history.
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 Buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69 on February - 01.
1966 Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69 on February - 01.
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 Famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1970 On this day in history west-Germany & USSR sign gas contract
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 On February - 01 the calculator arrives as a scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)
1972 Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK on February - 01.
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