Historical Events In February - 01

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.  

1878  On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on February - 01.  

1880  The first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published on this day in history.  

1880  On February - 01 antonio Guarnieri, composer  

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

1881  On this day in history uS Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized  

1881  On this day in history jose Ignacio Quinton, composer  

1882  Louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57) on February - 01.  

1883  French Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on this day in history.  

1883  French lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger on February - 01.  

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

1883  On this day in history pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies  

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

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  Camille Chautemps, premier France on February - 01.  

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

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

1887  Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.  

1889  Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia) on this day in history.  

1889  Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history 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  On February - 01 mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite  

1892  On February - 01 k Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall)  

1893  On this day in history prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius  

1893  On this day in history thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ)  

1893  On February - 01 puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin  

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

1895  The birth of John Ford, American director on February - 01.  

1895  John Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man) on this day in history.  

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 February - 01.  

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1261  On this day in history birth of walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)  

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)  

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

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

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

1605  On February - 01 birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic  

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer  

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

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on February - 01.  

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.  

1248  On February - 01 hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

1294  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on February - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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