Historical Events In February - 01

1878  On February - 01 hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on February - 01.   

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On February - 01 the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.   

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on February - 01.   

1881  On February - 01 uS Assay Office in St Louis MO authorized   

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized on February - 01.   

1881  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer on February - 01.   

1882  Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57) on this day in history.   

1883  French Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on February - 01.   

1883  On February - 01 french lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

1883  On this day in history jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV)   

1883  On February - 01 pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies   

1884  First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on this day in history.   

1884  On February - 01 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published   

1884  Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We) on this day in history.   

1885  On February - 01 camille Chautemps, premier France   

1887  On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

1887  On February - 01 harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

1887  On February - 01 dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

1889  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on February - 01.   

1889  Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on February - 01.   

1891  On February - 01 james Price Johnson, composer   

1892  Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning the use of the "400" to describe the socially elite on this day in history.   

1892  Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite on this day in history.   

1892  K Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall) on February - 01.   

1893  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius on February - 01.   

1893  Thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) on February - 01.   

1893  Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin on February - 01.   

1893  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan: -56.7 degrees Celsius on February - 01.   

1895  On this day in history the birth of John Ford, American director.   

1895  On this day in history john Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man)   

1896  Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin on this day in history.   

1896  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on this day in history.   

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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 February - 01.   

1552  On February - 01 birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  On February - 01 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 this day in history.   

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  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.   

1294  Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies on February - 01.   

1328  On this day in history charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

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

1542  On this day in history death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.