Historical Events In February - 01

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

1961  British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive on February - 01.   

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

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

1963  Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda on February - 01.   

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

1964  On February - 01 suriname River dammed   

1965  On this day in history dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam   

1965  Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma AL on February - 01.   

1965  On February - 01 martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama   

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 February - 01 buster Keaton, famous comic film star, dies at age 69.   

1966  On February - 01 buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69   

1967  Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million & 60 lives on this day in history.   

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

1968  Famous photo Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head on February - 01.   

1968  On February - 01 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 this day in history.   

1968  Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers on this day in history.   

1968  World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi on February - 01.   

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 February - 01.   

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

1969  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on February - 01.   

1970  On February - 01 stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die   

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

1970  On this day in history blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69   

1971  On February - 01 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 February - 01.   

1972  On this day in history wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK   

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1261  On February - 01 birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on February - 01.   

1462  On this day in history 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  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.   

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  On February - 01 death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

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 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  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.