February 01 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1918  Maurice Laing, life president (John Laing).   

1919  Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert.   

1920  Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police   

1920  The inaugural commercial armored car introduced (St Paul MN)   

1920  1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul Minn).   

1920  Kenneth Bond, former vice-chairman   

1921  Peter Sallis, actor (Tast the Blood of Dracula)   

1922  Bogumil Witalis Andrzejewski, professor of Cushtic Languages   

1922  William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49   

1923  Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel   

1923  Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini.   

1924  Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens.   

1924  New British MacDonald government recognizes USSR.   

1925  1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkämpferbund in Berlin.   

1926  Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR is recorded as becoming Kirghiz ASSR.   

1926  Land at Broadway and Wall Street sold at a record $7 per square inch.   

1929  1st clean and jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402½ lbs.   

1929  August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59.   

1930  Arnold Schönbergs opera, Von heute auf Morgen premieres in Frankfurt.   

1931  Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician is born.   

1932  Bradman makes 299 vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th   

1932  Bradman makes 299* vs S Africa, runs out partner going for 300th   

1933  Colonial government arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname   

1933  Dutch bishops forbid membership in non-catholic unions   

1933  German Parliament dissolves, General Ludendorf predicts catastrophe.   

1933  Colonial govt arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname.   

1934  Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own   

1934  Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his.   

1935  inaugural "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol   

1935  James T Farrell finishes his "Studs Lonigan" trilogy   

1935  1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol   

1937  Stapleton, Staten Island is recorded as becoming a customs-free port.   

1937  Marguerite Audoux, writer, dies   

1940  Russia begins new offensive against Finland.   

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1261  Walter de stapledon: English bishop   

1459  Conrad celtes: German scholar   

1462  Johannes trithemius: German cryptographer   

1552  Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael trumper: Composer   

1605  Isaac aboab de fonseca: Portuguese/neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel schutz: Composer   

1635  Marquard gude: German archaeologist   

0656  Sigebert iii: King of austrasia,   

1204  Death of Alexius iv angelus: Regent of byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik ii: Duke of brabant (1235-48),   

1294  Louis ii: The stern, ruler of upper-bayern,   

1328  Death of Charles iv: The handsome, king of france (1322-28),   

1502  Olivier de la marche: Flemish writer/poet/governor,   

1542  Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)