Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

1878  Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on February - 01.   

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

1879  Sydney Baynes, composer on this day in history.   

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

1880  On this day in history antonio Guarnieri, composer   

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

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

1881  On this day in history jose Ignacio Quinton, composer   

1882  On February - 01 louis St Laurent, Compton Quebec, (L) 12th Canadian PM (1948-57)   

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  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on February - 01.   

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

1884  First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on February - 01.   

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

1884  On February - 01 yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We)   

1885  On this day in history camille Chautemps, premier France   

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

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

1887  On this day in history dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

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

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

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 this day in history 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  Thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin   

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

1895  The birth of John Ford, American director on this day in history.   

1895  John Ford, Maine, director (Stagecoach, Air Mail, Quiet Man) on February - 01.   

1896  On February - 01 giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin   

1896  Anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56) on February - 01.   

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

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

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  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

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

1635  On February - 01 birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)   

0656  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25   

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

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  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.   

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