A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 1 throughout history.
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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (also known as Mutual of New York or MONY) was the oldest continuous writer of insurance policies in the United States.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luís Filipe, are assassinated by Republican sympathizers in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon
Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém with a pistol shot to the head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and becomes an anti-war icon.
Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran on 1 February 1979, after 14 years in exile, was an important event in the Iranian Revolution.
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.
Military coup in Myanmar; civilian leaders are detained, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and a one-year state of emergency is declared (still in effect)
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman.
First TV detector van begins operating in the UK to identify users of unlicensed television sets
Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Boheme" premieres in Turin
Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In a classic all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Neale Fraser 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6; Laver's first Grand Slam title
At age 45, Tom Brady, regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announces his re-retirement after a 23-year career and a record 7 Super Bowl titles with the NE Patriots and TB Buccaneers
French "The Three Musketeers" novelist Alexandre Dumas (37) weds French actress Ida Ferrier (29), until her death in 1859
Italian-American film director Frank Capra (34) weds second wife, American secretary Lucille Warner (29) in Brooklyn, NYC, until her death in 1984
American pop singer Diana Ross (41) weds Norwegian businessman Arne Naess (48) in Switzerland, the second marriage for both; divorce in 2000
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.
English East India Company forces capture the Portuguese fort on the island of Hormus in the Persian Gulf, an important trading center on the route to Mughal India
The island of Taiwan, also commonly known as Formosa, was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662 and from 1664 to 1668.
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand [lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil [lə ʁwa sɔlɛj]), was King of France from 1643 until his...
Henri François d'Aguesseau, seigneur de Fresnes was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750 and was pronounced by Voltaire to be "the most learned magistrate France ever possessed".
Parliament of Ratisborn accepts Pragmatic Sanctions
The Convention of Turin was a 1742 agreement between Austria and Sardinia signed in the Sardinian capital of Turin.
First US steamboat patent is issued by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet
Chinese troops are driven out of Vietnam's capital, Thăng Long
US Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (NYC)
France declares war on Great Britain and Netherlands
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across...
1st insurance company managed by African Americans, The African Insurance Company opens in Philadelphia
Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S.
1st adhesive postage stamps in US isssued, by Alexander Greig's City Despatch Post company, in New York City
Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation
Auburn University (informally known as AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States.
1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC
Dike breaks in Gelderland, Netherlands
The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song "John...
-Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS
JS Rock, 1st African American lawyer to practise in US Supreme Court, admitted to bar
Operative Bricklayers' Society unionist in London, England start working 8-hour days, instead of 9
Jefferson Long of Georgia is first African American to make an official speech in US House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates)
The Stage is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre.
Assay offices are institutions set up to assay (test the purity of) precious metals. This is often done to protect consumers from buying fake items. Upon successful completion of an assay (i.e.
Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes (22 October 1839 – 18 July 1900) was a French general. He was a major figure in the French Imperial conquest of the French Sudan, modern Mali.
Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)
Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite
1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Company
China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag, commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag, is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague.
1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas
Dorothy Grey, wife of British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey is fatally injured in a motor accident
In a high-profile trial American railway heir Harry Kendall Thaw is found not guilty of murdering architect Stanford White on grounds of insanity in a New York court [1]
US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, opens
1st British labour exchange opens
Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play a 10-inning, 3-3 tie in Cairo, Egypt in an exhibition MLB game; part of special 56-game world tour
German Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz announces unrestricted submarine warfare against allied shipping
Brooklyn Robins trade former National League MVP Jake Daubert to Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Tommy Griffith; result of a salary grievance
1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul, Minn)
Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel
Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens
1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkämpferbund in Berlin
Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kirghiz ASSR
"The Broadway Melody" directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bessie Love is released. 1st film with sound to win an Oscar (Outstanding Picture 1930)
Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom (22 February 1898 – 24 April 1945) was a Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own right-wing Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front)
1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol
Stapleton, Staten Island, becomes a customs-free port
NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast from its station in New York City to another in Schenectady, New York by General Electric relay antennas.
German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier
The three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – were re-occupied in 1944–1945 by the Soviet Union (USSR) following the German occupation.
US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie
Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems & communists
Finland goes 1-2 in the Nordic combined event at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Heikki Hasu takes gold ahead of teammate Martti Huhtala
-50°F (-46°C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record)
"General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Ronald Reagan later hosts
Dutch soccer club De Graafschap "The County" forms in Doetinchem, Netherlands
H. C. Hansen appointed premier of Denmark
Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking
1st black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline
"Volare" ("Nel blu dipinto di blu") single released by Domenico Modugno (Grammy Award Record of the Year, Song of the Year 1958)
Heiss sisters go 1-2 in US women's Figure Skating C'ships; defending champion Carol wins from Nancy; David Jenkins wins his third straight men's title
1st civil rights sit-in, at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina; four Black students - Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Ezell Blair Jr. - spend the day waitng to be served at the segregated lunch counter in a peaceful protest
1st full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind,...
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation (CAF), was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing...
The Afobaka Dam is an embankment dam with a main gravity dam section on the Suriname River near Afobaka in Brokopondo District of Suriname.
Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the continent over millions of years.
Walter George Patulski is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Outfielder Monte Irvin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues; fourth inductee through the committee
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia.
Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department
"Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV
Blizzard in upstate New York and Southern Ontario claims 23 lives
Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknights on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain.
Dutch Antilles census is 231,932
USSR performs underground nuclear test
American lawyer and businessman David Stern becomes NBA Commissioner, succeeding Larry O'Brien; stays in position until 2014
-61°F (-52°C), Maybell, Colorado (state record)
KHJ-AM in Los Angeles CA changes call letters to KRTH
day strike against Deere & Co ends, workers accept wage freeze
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body or interstellar object that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.
Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
Solomon "Sol" Wachtler is an American former jurist, Republican politician, attorney, and author from the state of New York.
Amtrak NY-Tampa run ends
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the United States Congress's first legislative attempt to regulate obscene and indecent material on the Internet. In the 1997 landmark case Reno v.
Lillian E. Fishburne became the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury
Canadian jockey Russell Baze rides his 10,000th career winner aboard Two Step Cat in 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, CA; prevails in a 3-horse photo finish
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is elected as the first female Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the first openly gay Head of Government in the modern world
Australian cooking competition "My Kitchen Rules," starring Manu Feildel and Pete Evans as hosts, premieres on Seven Network; one of the highest-rated Australian television programs
The Port Said Stadium riot was a riot which occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt on 1 February 2012, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Al Masry and Al Ahly.
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF).
Alphabet, Google's parent company, surpasses Apple as the world's most valuable company ($568 billion vs. $535 billion) after releasing income results
The result in favour of Brexit of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is one of the most significant political events for Britain during the 21st century.
Archaeologists announce discovery of thousands of undetected structures in Mayan lowland civilisation, Guatemala, using Lidar, suggests population of 10 million
January 2019 was Australia's hottest month on record according to the Bureau of Meteorology
Largest swarm of locusts across East Africa leads Somalia to declare national emergency
60 people killed in attack by militants on Plaine Savo camp for displaced persons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [1]
Auction of British musician Mark Knopfler's guitar collection realizes $11.27 million USD (8.8 million GBP) with 25% earmarked for his favorite charities at Christie's Auction House in London, England
John Napier, Scottish mathematician, known for scottish mathematician, was born on 1550-02-01.
Thomas Cole, American artist, known for american artist, was born on 1801-02-01. Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 – February 11, 1848) was an Anglo-American artist who founded the Hudson River School…
Louis St. Laurent is born
Zhang Chunqiao, Chinese member of the gang of four, known for member of the gang of four, was born on 1917-02-01. Zhang Chunqiao was a Chinese political theorist, writer, and politician.
Muriel Spark, Scottish author, known for scottish author, was born on 1918-02-01. Dame Muriel Sarah Spark was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist..
Boris Yeltsin is born
John Ford, American film director, known for american film director, was born on 1895-02-01.
Clark Gable, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1901-02-01. William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of…
Langston Hughes, American musician, known for american writer and social activist, was born on 1902-02-01.
Rick James musician, known for american musician, was born on 1948-02-01. James Ambrose Johnson Jr.
Harry Styles, English musician, known for english singer, songwriter and actor, was born on 1995-02-01. Harry Edward Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor.
Mary Shelley, English writer, known for english writer, died on 1851-02-01. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus…
Piet Mondrian, Dutch painter, known for dutch painter, died on 1944-02-01. Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian, was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as…
Werner Heisenberg, German theoretical physicist, known for german theoretical physicist, died on 1976-02-01.
Donald Wills Douglas aircraft industrialist, known for american aircraft industrialist, died on 1981-02-01. Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
Ed Koch dies
The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.
John Napier, Scottish mathematician, known for scottish mathematician, was born on 1550-02-01.
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…
English East India Company forces capture the Portuguese fort on the island of Hormus in the Persian Gulf, an important trading center on the route to Mughal India
The island of Taiwan, also commonly known as Formosa, was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662 and from 1664 to 1668.
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand [lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil [lə ʁwa sɔlɛj]), was King of France from 1643 until his...
Henri François d'Aguesseau, seigneur de Fresnes was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750 and was pronounced by Voltaire to be "the most learned magistrate France ever possessed".
Parliament of Ratisborn accepts Pragmatic Sanctions
The Convention of Turin was a 1742 agreement between Austria and Sardinia signed in the Sardinian capital of Turin.
First US steamboat patent is issued by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet
Chinese troops are driven out of Vietnam's capital, Thăng Long
US Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (NYC)
France declares war on Great Britain and Netherlands
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).
Thomas Cole, American artist, known for american artist, was born on 1801-02-01. Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 – February 11, 1848) was an Anglo-American artist who founded the Hudson River School…
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across...
1st insurance company managed by African Americans, The African Insurance Company opens in Philadelphia
French "The Three Musketeers" novelist Alexandre Dumas (37) weds French actress Ida Ferrier (29), until her death in 1859
Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S.
1st adhesive postage stamps in US isssued, by Alexander Greig's City Despatch Post company, in New York City
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (also known as Mutual of New York or MONY) was the oldest continuous writer of insurance policies in the United States.
Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation
Mary Shelley, English writer, known for english writer, died on 1851-02-01. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus…
Auburn University (informally known as AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States.
1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC
Dike breaks in Gelderland, Netherlands
The "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American patriotic song written by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War. Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song "John...
-Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS
JS Rock, 1st African American lawyer to practise in US Supreme Court, admitted to bar
Operative Bricklayers' Society unionist in London, England start working 8-hour days, instead of 9
Jefferson Long of Georgia is first African American to make an official speech in US House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates)
The Stage is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre.
Assay offices are institutions set up to assay (test the purity of) precious metals. This is often done to protect consumers from buying fake items. Upon successful completion of an assay (i.e.
Louis St. Laurent is born
Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes (22 October 1839 – 18 July 1900) was a French general. He was a major figure in the French Imperial conquest of the French Sudan, modern Mali.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)
Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman.
John Ford, American film director, known for american film director, was born on 1895-02-01.
Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Boheme" premieres in Turin
1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Company
Clark Gable, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1901-02-01. William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of…
China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet
Langston Hughes, American musician, known for american writer and social activist, was born on 1902-02-01.
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag, commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag, is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague.
1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas
Dorothy Grey, wife of British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey is fatally injured in a motor accident
King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luís Filipe, are assassinated by Republican sympathizers in Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon
In a high-profile trial American railway heir Harry Kendall Thaw is found not guilty of murdering architect Stanford White on grounds of insanity in a New York court [1]
US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, opens
1st British labour exchange opens
Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play a 10-inning, 3-3 tie in Cairo, Egypt in an exhibition MLB game; part of special 56-game world tour
German Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz announces unrestricted submarine warfare against allied shipping
Zhang Chunqiao, Chinese member of the gang of four, known for member of the gang of four, was born on 1917-02-01. Zhang Chunqiao was a Chinese political theorist, writer, and politician.
Muriel Spark, Scottish author, known for scottish author, was born on 1918-02-01. Dame Muriel Sarah Spark was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist..
Brooklyn Robins trade former National League MVP Jake Daubert to Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Tommy Griffith; result of a salary grievance
1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul, Minn)
Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel
Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens
1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkämpferbund in Berlin
Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kirghiz ASSR
"The Broadway Melody" directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bessie Love is released. 1st film with sound to win an Oscar (Outstanding Picture 1930)
Boris Yeltsin is born
Italian-American film director Frank Capra (34) weds second wife, American secretary Lucille Warner (29) in Brooklyn, NYC, until her death in 1984
Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom (22 February 1898 – 24 April 1945) was a Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his own right-wing Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front)
1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol
Stapleton, Staten Island, becomes a customs-free port
NBC performs the first inter-city television broadcast from its station in New York City to another in Schenectady, New York by General Electric relay antennas.
German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier
The three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – were re-occupied in 1944–1945 by the Soviet Union (USSR) following the German occupation.
Piet Mondrian, Dutch painter, known for dutch painter, died on 1944-02-01. Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian, was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as…
US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie
Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems & communists
Finland goes 1-2 in the Nordic combined event at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Heikki Hasu takes gold ahead of teammate Martti Huhtala
Rick James musician, known for american musician, was born on 1948-02-01. James Ambrose Johnson Jr.
-50°F (-46°C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record)
First TV detector van begins operating in the UK to identify users of unlicensed television sets
"General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Ronald Reagan later hosts
Dutch soccer club De Graafschap "The County" forms in Doetinchem, Netherlands
H. C. Hansen appointed premier of Denmark
Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking
1st black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline
"Volare" ("Nel blu dipinto di blu") single released by Domenico Modugno (Grammy Award Record of the Year, Song of the Year 1958)
Heiss sisters go 1-2 in US women's Figure Skating C'ships; defending champion Carol wins from Nancy; David Jenkins wins his third straight men's title
Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In a classic all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Neale Fraser 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6; Laver's first Grand Slam title
1st civil rights sit-in, at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina; four Black students - Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Ezell Blair Jr. - spend the day waitng to be served at the segregated lunch counter in a peaceful protest
1st full-scale test of US Minuteman ICBM is successful
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind,...
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation (CAF), was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing...
The Afobaka Dam is an embankment dam with a main gravity dam section on the Suriname River near Afobaka in Brokopondo District of Suriname.
Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the continent over millions of years.
Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém with a pistol shot to the head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and becomes an anti-war icon.
Walter George Patulski is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Outfielder Monte Irvin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues; fourth inductee through the committee
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia.
Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department
"Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV
Werner Heisenberg, German theoretical physicist, known for german theoretical physicist, died on 1976-02-01.
Blizzard in upstate New York and Southern Ontario claims 23 lives
Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran on 1 February 1979, after 14 years in exile, was an important event in the Iranian Revolution.
Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknights on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain.
Dutch Antilles census is 231,932
Donald Wills Douglas aircraft industrialist, known for american aircraft industrialist, died on 1981-02-01. Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
USSR performs underground nuclear test
American lawyer and businessman David Stern becomes NBA Commissioner, succeeding Larry O'Brien; stays in position until 2014
-61°F (-52°C), Maybell, Colorado (state record)
American pop singer Diana Ross (41) weds Norwegian businessman Arne Naess (48) in Switzerland, the second marriage for both; divorce in 2000
KHJ-AM in Los Angeles CA changes call letters to KRTH
day strike against Deere & Co ends, workers accept wage freeze
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body or interstellar object that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun, a process called outgassing.
Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
Solomon "Sol" Wachtler is an American former jurist, Republican politician, attorney, and author from the state of New York.
Amtrak NY-Tampa run ends
Harry Styles, English musician, known for english singer, songwriter and actor, was born on 1995-02-01. Harry Edward Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor.
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the United States Congress's first legislative attempt to regulate obscene and indecent material on the Internet. In the 1997 landmark case Reno v.
Lillian E. Fishburne became the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.
people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury
Canadian jockey Russell Baze rides his 10,000th career winner aboard Two Step Cat in 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, CA; prevails in a 3-horse photo finish
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is elected as the first female Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the first openly gay Head of Government in the modern world
Australian cooking competition "My Kitchen Rules," starring Manu Feildel and Pete Evans as hosts, premieres on Seven Network; one of the highest-rated Australian television programs
The Port Said Stadium riot was a riot which occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt on 1 February 2012, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Al Masry and Al Ahly.
Ed Koch dies
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF).
Alphabet, Google's parent company, surpasses Apple as the world's most valuable company ($568 billion vs. $535 billion) after releasing income results
The result in favour of Brexit of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is one of the most significant political events for Britain during the 21st century.
Archaeologists announce discovery of thousands of undetected structures in Mayan lowland civilisation, Guatemala, using Lidar, suggests population of 10 million
January 2019 was Australia's hottest month on record according to the Bureau of Meteorology
Largest swarm of locusts across East Africa leads Somalia to declare national emergency
Military coup in Myanmar; civilian leaders are detained, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and a one-year state of emergency is declared (still in effect)
60 people killed in attack by militants on Plaine Savo camp for displaced persons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [1]
At age 45, Tom Brady, regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announces his re-retirement after a 23-year career and a record 7 Super Bowl titles with the NE Patriots and TB Buccaneers
Auction of British musician Mark Knopfler's guitar collection realizes $11.27 million USD (8.8 million GBP) with 25% earmarked for his favorite charities at Christie's Auction House in London, England