Historical Events In February - 01

1861  Texas votes to secede from the Union on February - 01.  

1862  On this day in history julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic"  

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

1863  Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people on this day in history.  

1864  2nd German-Danish war begins on February - 01.  

1864  Austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein on this day in history.  

1864  On February - 01 battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi  

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

1865  On this day in history 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day)  

1865  On this day in history general Sherman's march through South Carolina begins  

1865  JS Rock, first black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar on this day in history.  

1865  Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.  

1866  Cholera in Russia, Germany on this day in history.  

1867  Bricklayers start working 8-hour days on February - 01.  

1867  Measles in Australia on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history plague in Iraq  

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

1869  On this day in history frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68  

1870  Founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force on February - 01.  

1870  Smallpox in Germany on February - 01.  

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 February - 01 paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose  

1873  Clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope & Glory) on February - 01.  

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist  

1875  Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway) on this day in history.  

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on February - 01.  

1875  On this day in history fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people  

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

1877  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history plague in Russian Empire  

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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 February - 01.  

1462  Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516) was born on this day in history.  

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on this day in history.  

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

1542  On February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

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