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  On this day in history the first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.  

1880  On this day in history antonio Guarnieri, composer  

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

1881  US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri authorized on this day in history.  

1881  Jose Ignacio Quinton, composer on February - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history french lt-col Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger  

1883  Jevgeni B Vachtangov, Armenian/Russian actor/director (Eric XIV) on this day in history.  

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  1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published on February - 01.  

1884  On this day in history yevgeny Zamyatin, Russia, novelist/playwright (We)  

1885  On February - 01 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 this day in history.  

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  Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia)  

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

1891  On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer  

1892  On February - 01 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  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1893  Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin on this day in history.  

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  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.  

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  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  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  On this day in history death of alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered  

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

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

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 February - 01.  

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

1563  On this day in history death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)