Historical Events In February - 01

1910  H Stanley Cayzer on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44   

1913  On this day in history jeffrey Kindersley Quill, Test pilot   

1914  Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] Censors appointed on February - 01.   

1914  Tanganyika Railway opens on February - 01.   

1914  On February - 01 nY Giants & Chic White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt   

1915  Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted on February - 01.   

1916  SS Empress Queen, stranded in fog off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, where she later broke up. Although there were 1300 troops on board all were got off on February - 01.   

1916  Gordon Hobday, Lord Lieutenant (Nottinghamshire) on February - 01.   

1916  Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on February - 01.   

1917  On this day in history admiral Tirpitz announces unlimited submarine war   

1918  Russia adopts Gregorian calendar (becomes Feb 14) on this day in history.   

1918  The French ship LaDive is torpedoed in the Mediterranean on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest   

1918  On February - 01 maurice Laing, life president (John Laing)   

1919  On this day in history 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 on February - 01.   

1920  On February - 01 the first commercial armored car introduced (St Paul MN)   

1920  On this day in history 1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul Minn)   

1920  Kenneth Bond, former vice-chairman on this day in history.   

1921  On February - 01 peter Sallis, actor (Tast the Blood of Dracula)   

1922  On February - 01 bogumil Witalis Andrzejewski, professor of Cushtic Languages   

1922  William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1923  Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel on February - 01.   

1923  Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini on this day in history.   

1924  Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens on February - 01.   

1924  New British MacDonald government recognizes USSR on February - 01.   

1925  1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkämpferbund in Berlin on February - 01.   

1926  Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kirghiz ASSR on February - 01.   

1926  Land at Broadway & Wall Street sold at a record $7 per square inch on February - 01.   

1929  1st clean & jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402½ lbs on February - 01.   

1929  August Otto Halm, composer, dies at 59 on February - 01.   

1930  On February - 01 arnold Schönbergs opera premieres in Frankfurt   

1930  On February - 01 arnold Schönbergs opera, Von heute auf Morgen premieres in Frankfurt   

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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  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on February - 01.   

1603  On February - 01 birth of michael Trumper, composer   

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 this day in history 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 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 February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

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

1563  Death of Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.