Historical Events In February - 01

1814  On this day in history lord Byron's "The Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on the day of publication  

1814  Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200 on February - 01.  

1814  On this day in history lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication  

1818  Giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74 on February - 01.  

1819  On February - 01 henry Lawrence Eustis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

1821  On this day in history charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer  

1824  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer, dies at 64 on February - 01.  

1827  On February - 01 alphonse de Rothschild, French banker  

1829  On this day in history john Potts Slough, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867  

1832  On February - 01 ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71  

1833  On this day in history henry McNeal Turner, black methodist bishop  

1838  On February - 01 abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

1839  James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) on this day in history.  

1839  On February - 01 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

1840  The first U.S. college of Dentistry is chartered in Baltimore, MD on February - 01.  

1840  On this day in history baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in US, incorporated  

1841  William H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium on February - 01.  

1844  Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) on February - 01.  

1846  On this day in history theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation  

1850  On February - 01 edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln  

1851  Anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies on this day in history.  

1851  Death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein on this day in history.  

1851  Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53 on February - 01.  

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53 on February - 01.  

1854  On February - 01 fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec; government transfers to Toronto; hastens the decision to move to Ottawa  

1856  On this day in history auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College.  

1858  On February - 01 douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.  

1859  On this day in history victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland)  

1860  On February - 01 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC  

1861  On this day in history dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands  

1861  On February - 01 texas votes to secede from the Union.  

1862  On February - 01 julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic"  

1862  Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic" on February - 01.  

1864  2nd German-Danish war begins on this day in history.  

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

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

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on February - 01.  

1552  On February - 01 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  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.  

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.  

0656  On February - 01 sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25  

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.  

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.  

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on this day in history.  

1502  On February - 01 olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies  

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on this day in history.  

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on this day in history.