Page 5: Historical Events In February - 01

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

1862  On February - 01 julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic"   

1862  On February - 01 julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic"   

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

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

1864  On this day in history austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein   

1864  On this day in history battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi   

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

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

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  On February - 01 cholera in Egypt   

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

1867  On February - 01 bricklayers start working 8-hour days   

1867  On this day in history measles in Australia   

1867  On this day in history plague in Iraq   

1869  On February - 01 johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor (Holland Tooneelgezelschap)   

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 this day in history.   

1870  Smallpox in Germany on February - 01.   

1871  On February - 01 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  The birth of Paul Fort, French poet on February - 01.   

1872  Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1875  On February - 01 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 February - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1462  On February - 01 birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)   

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on February - 01.   

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer   

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on February - 01.   

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

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  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

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 February - 01.