Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

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

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 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 February - 01 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  On February - 01 french Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

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 this day in history.   

1883  Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author, dies on February - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 01 joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

1891  James Price Johnson, composer on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history 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 February - 01.   

1892  On this day in history k Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall)   

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  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  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 February - 01.   

1896  On this day in history anastasio "Tacho" Somoza, general/pres of Nicaragua (1937-56)   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1459  Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

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

1552  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  On this day in history birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on this day in history.