Historical Events In February - 01

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

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

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

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

1864  On February - 01 2nd German-Danish war begins  

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

1864  On February - 01 battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi  

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

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

1865  On February - 01 general Sherman's march through South Carolina begins  

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

1865  On this day in history cholera in Egypt  

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  Plague in Iraq on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history founding of the Quebec Provincial Police force.  

1870  Smallpox in Germany 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 this day in history.  

1871  On February - 01 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 on this day in history.  

1872  The birth of Paul Fort, French poet on February - 01.  

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

1873  Clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope & Glory) on this day in history.  

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

1874  Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austria, poet/dramatist/essayist on February - 01.  

1875  On this day in history eddie Pola, composer (Lullabye of Broadway)  

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

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

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

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

1877  On February - 01 plague in Russian Empire  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

1459  On this day in history birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)  

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 February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer  

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

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

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