Historical Events In February - 01

1864  On February - 01 austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein  

1864  Battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi on February - 01.  

1864  -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS on February - 01.  

1865  13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) on February - 01.  

1865  General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins on this day in history.  

1865  JS Rock, first black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar on February - 01.  

1867  Bricklayers start working 8-hour days on this day in history.  

1869  Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor (Holland Tooneelgezelschap) on this day in history.  

1869  Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1870  Founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force on this day in history.  

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia is first black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) on February - 01.  

1871  On this day in history jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Reps (opposing leniency to former Confederates)  

1871  On February - 01 alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51  

1872  On this day in history the birth of Paul Fort, French poet.  

1872  On this day in history paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose  

1873  On February - 01 clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope & Glory)  

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on February - 01.  

1874  Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist on this day in history.  

1875  Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) on February - 01.  

1875  On this day in history william Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58  

1877  Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71  

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on February - 01.  

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on February - 01.  

1880  On this day in history the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.  

1880  On this day in history antonio Guarnieri, composer  

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized  

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized on February - 01.  

1881  On February - 01 jose Ignacio Quinton, composer  

1882  Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57) on this day in history.  

1883  French Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on this day in history.  

1883  On February - 01 french lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger  

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on February - 01.  

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1261  On this day in history birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)  

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  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1248  On this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

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

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.  

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