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 February - 01 lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication  

1818  On this day in history giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74  

1819  Henry Lawrence Eustis, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on February - 01.  

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  John Potts Slough, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on February - 01.  

1832  Ecco Epkema, Dutch classic linguist (Frisian/Old Frisian), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1833  Henry McNeal Turner, black methodist bishop on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

1839  On this day in history james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)  

1839  On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

1840  The first U.S. college of Dentistry is chartered in Baltimore, MD on this day in history.  

1840  Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in US, incorporated on February - 01.  

1841  On February - 01 william H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium  

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

1846  Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation on February - 01.  

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 February - 01.  

1851  Death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein on February - 01.  

1851  On this day in history mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53.  

1851  On this day in history mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53  

1854  Fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec; government transfers to Toronto; hastens the decision to move to Ottawa on this day in history.  

1856  On February - 01 auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College.  

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

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  Dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands on this day in history.  

1861  Texas votes to secede from the Union on this day in history.  

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

1862  Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic" on this day in history.  

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 February - 01.  

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  On February - 01 birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic  

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on February - 01.  

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on February - 01.  

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  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on February - 01.  

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

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies  

1542  On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

1563  On February - 01 death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)