Historical Events In February - 01

1837  Typhus in United States on this day in history.  

1837  On February - 01 38 smallpox epidemic in Great Plains killing 17,000+ people  

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  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on February - 01.  

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

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

1841  On this day in history william H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium  

1844  On this day in history eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)  

1846  Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation on this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln  

1850  On this day in history yellow fever in United States  

1850  On this day in history influenza in North America  

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 February - 01.  

1851  On February - 01 mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53.  

1851  On February - 01 mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53  

1851  Cholera in United States on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history yellow fever in United States  

1852  Yellow fever in Argentina on this day in history.  

1853  Plague in Ottoman Empire on this day in history.  

1853  On February - 01 cholera epidemic of Copenhagen 1853 in Copenhagen, Denmark killing 4,737 people  

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

1854  On February - 01 broad Street cholera outbreak in England killing 616 people  

1855  Yellow fever in United States on this day in history.  

1855  Third plague pandemic in Worldwide killing 12 million+ in India and China alone people on this day in history.  

1856  Auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College on February - 01.  

1857  On February - 01 yellow fever in Portugal  

1857  On this day in history smallpox in Victoria, Australia  

1857  On February - 01 influenza in Europe, North America, South America  

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  Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland) on February - 01.  

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

1861  On February - 01 dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands  

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on this day in history.  

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.  

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer  

1635  On February - 01 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 February - 01.  

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

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on this day in history.  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.  

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.