Page 5: Historical Events In February - 01

1861  On February - 01 texas votes to secede from the Union.   

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

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

1863  Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600,000 people on February - 01.   

1864  On this day in history 2nd German-Danish war begins   

1864  Austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein on February - 01.   

1864  On February - 01 battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi   

1864  -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1865  Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.   

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

1867  On this day in history bricklayers start working 8-hour days   

1867  Measles in Australia on February - 01.   

1867  Plague in Iraq on February - 01.   

1869  Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor (Holland Tooneelgezelschap) on February - 01.   

1869  Frederik W Conrad, hydraulic engineer/railway pioneer, dies at 68 on February - 01.   

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

1870  On February - 01 smallpox in Germany   

1871  On this day in history jefferson Long of Georgia is first 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) on this day in history.   

1871  Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov, composer, dies at 51 on February - 01.   

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

1872  Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose on February - 01.   

1873  On this day in history clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope & Glory)   

1873  On this day in history matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

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

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

1875  William Sterndale Bennett, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1875  Fiji Measles outbreak in Fiji killing 40,000 people on this day in history.   

1877  Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer on February - 01.   

1877  On February - 01 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

1877  Plague in Russian Empire on this day in history.   

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1261  On February - 01 birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on February - 01.   

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 February - 01.   

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

1605  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

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  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies   

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

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on this day in history.   

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)