Historical Events In February - 01

1878  On this day in history hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history sydney Baynes, composer   

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

1880  Antonio Guarnieri, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1881  On February - 01 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  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 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 this day in history camille Chautemps, premier France   

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

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

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  James Price Johnson, composer on February - 01.   

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 February - 01.   

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  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  On February - 01 thomas Edison completes worlds first movie studio (West Orange NJ)   

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

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

1895  On February - 01 the birth of John Ford, American director.   

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  On February - 01 anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56)   

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

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  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  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 01.   

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

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 this day in history hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies   

1294  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1542  Death of Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480) on February - 01.   

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