February 01 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1867  Bricklayers start working 8-hour days   

1867  Measles in Australia   

1867  Plague in Iraq.   

1869  Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor (Holland Tooneelgezelschap).   

1869  Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68.   

1870  Founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force   

1870  Smallpox in Germany.   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia is inaugural black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates)   

1871  Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Reps (opposing leniency to former Confederates).   

1871  Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51.   

1872  Paul Fort, French poet is born.   

1872  Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose   

1873  Clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope and Glory).   

1873  Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies.   

1874  Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist   

1875  Eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway)   

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58.   

1875  Fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40000 people   

1877  Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer.   

1877  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

1877  Plague in Russian Empire.   

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85.   

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer   

1880  The inaugural edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.   

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer   

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized.   

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized   

1881  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer.   

1882  Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57)   

1883  French Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger.   

1883  French lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger.   

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV)   

1883  Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies.   

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1261  Walter de stapledon: English bishop   

1459  Conrad celtes: German scholar   

1462  Johannes trithemius: German cryptographer   

1552  Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael trumper: Composer   

1605  Isaac aboab de fonseca: Portuguese/neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel schutz: Composer   

1635  Marquard gude: German archaeologist   

0656  Sigebert iii: King of austrasia,   

1204  Alexius iv angelus: Regent of byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Death of Hendrik ii: Duke of brabant (1235-48),   

1294  Death of Louis ii: The stern, ruler of upper-bayern,   

1328  Charles iv: The handsome, king of france (1322-28),   

1502  Olivier de la marche: Flemish writer/poet/governor,   

1542  Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)