Page 6: Historical Events In February - 01

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

1878  George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on February - 01.   

1879  On this day in history sydney Baynes, composer   

1880  On this day in history 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 February - 01.   

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

1881  On February - 01 jose Ignacio Quinton, composer   

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

1883  On February - 01 french Lieutenant-Colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger   

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

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

1891  On February - 01 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 February - 01.   

1892  On this day in history 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  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan -56.7 degrees Celsius on this day in history.   

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  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan recorded the coldest day on record in Saskatchewan: -56.7 degrees Celsius on February - 01.   

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  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 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  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  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on February - 01.   

1633  On this day in history birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.   

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

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