February 1

Events

 * - Teenaged is   of, but the country is ruled by his mother  and her lover.
 * - signed in ,
 * - The general  seizes the island of  after a nine-month siege.
 * - The Kalabalik or Tumult in  results from the 's order that his unwelcome guest, King, be seized.
 * - Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patent the.
 * - In the  convenes for the first time.
 * - : declares war on the  and the.
 * - The capital of is moved from  to.
 * -, in the , erupts, killing around 1,200 people; most devastating eruption of.
 * - is chartered as the.
 * - : secedes from the.
 * - 's "" is published for the first time in the .
 * - The first edition of theatrical  is published.
 * - Edition one of the  is published.
 * - finishes construction of the first  studio, the.
 * - The opera  premieres.
 * - (former ), oldest, opened in.
 * - King and his son,   are killed in,.
 * - 's opens as the world's largest.
 * - adopts the.
 * - The begin operations.
 * - recognizes.
 * - Frenchman Charles Rigoulet is the first to lift over 400 pounds (181 kg) in the "clean and jerk" method.
 * - : is appointed  by the  occupiers.
 * - of  is picked to be the first.
 * - 's first working prototype DKM 54 of the was running at the  research and development department Versuchsabteilung TX in
 * - Merger of and  to form the, which lasted until.
 * - Four black students stage a at a lunch counter in.
 * -, - Hamilton River in Labrador renamed Churchill River in honour of.
 * - : officer  is executed by  a ese National Police Chief. The execution was videotaped and photographed by  and helped sway public opinion.
 * 1968  - Official  of the three  military services of, the , the  and the , into the.
 * 1968  - Merger of the historic  and  to form ill-fated.
 * - Saturday mail delivery in eliminated.
 * - became a city by a royal charter granted by the  of.
 * - fire - a fire in a 25-story office building kills 189 and injures 293 in,.
 * 1974  -  declared a.
 * - Director skips  and flees to  after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
 * - Convicted bank robber is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by.
 * 1979  -  is welcomed back into,  after nearly 15 years of exile.
 * - bowls his infamous  to  to prevent  scoring a 6, and tying the, on the last ball of the third match in the final of the  . It directly led to the banning of underarm bowling by the  as not within the spirit of the game.
 * - and  form a loose confederation known as.
 * 1982  -  begins an 11-year run as the host of the  program.
 * - The n towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the.
 * - The Chief Judicial Magistrate of court declares, ex- of , a fugitive under n law for failing to appear in the  case.
 * - In 's ex-husband  pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater.
 * - The is passed by the.
 * - disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
 * - in a stampede at the   in.
 * - King  exercises  to capture the democracy becoming  of the Councils of ministers.
 * 2005  -  introduces the, making Canada the fourth country to sanction.

Births

 * -, English bishop (d. )
 * -, German scholar (d. )
 * -, German cryptographer (d. )
 * -, English colonial entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, German archaeologist (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, South African mycologist (d. )
 * -, Swiss poet (d. )
 * -, French lexicographer (d. )
 * -, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (d. )
 * -, American psychologist (d. )
 * -, American diplomat (d. )
 * -, Irish composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1872  -, American mass murderer (d. )
 * -, Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. )
 * -, Austrian writer (d. )
 * -, Slovak politician (d. )
 * -, 12th (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, English-born author (d. )
 * -, American director and producer (d. )
 * 1894  -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Canadian builder of the (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - American writer (d.  )
 * 1902  -, Nazi concentration camp guard (d. )
 * -, American humorist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American actress and singer (d. )
 * -, German lyricist (d. )
 * 1907  -, Brazilian composer (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born director and producer (d. )
 * -, Canadian singer
 * -, English football player (d. )
 * -, Scottish author (d. )
 * -, Italian soprano (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1930  -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, 1st (d. )
 * 1931  -, President of Bangladesh
 * -, American folk singer
 * -, 35th (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1937  -, American comedian
 * 1937  -, American singer
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * -, French singer (d. )
 * 1939  -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Austrian-American actress (d. )
 * 1940  -, Quebec harness racer
 * -, German television host
 * 1941  -, children's author
 * -, Welsh actor and writer
 * -, German football manager
 * -, French Canadian politician
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, American musician and composer (d. )
 * 1948  -, British actress
 * -, American guitarist and producer
 * -, English former footballer
 * 1953  -, American TV personality
 * -, American musician
 * 1954  -, American actor and musician
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1956  -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * -, Indian actor
 * 1958  -, English footballer
 * -, German field hockey player
 * -, Argentinian footballer (d. )
 * 1962  -, Japanese guitarist
 * -, English actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1965  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1965  -
 * 1965  -, American actor and  star
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1966  -, English footballer
 * -, Indian politician
 * -, American singer and actress
 * 1968  -, American comedian
 * 1968  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1968  -, American baseball player
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1969  -, American musician
 * 1969  -, American actor
 * 1969  -, American musician
 * -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1971  -, American porn actress
 * 1971  -, American musician
 * 1971  -, Slovenian footballer
 * -, American TV personality
 * 1972  -, Full name Kamimura Ukyou, Drummer of the Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer
 * -, Experimental musical instrument builder, musician and comic book artist
 * -, Japanese voice actress
 * -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1974  -, Spanish long distance swimmer
 * -, American musician
 * 1975  -, Greek sprinter
 * -, American poker player
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1979  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Mexican Singer (d.)
 * -, Dominican Republic baseball player
 * 1980  -, Mexican footballer
 * 1980  -, Ecuadorian footballer (d. )
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * 1981  -, South African cricketer
 * 1981  -, British racing driver
 * -, Pakistani cricketer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1984  -, American actor
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * 1985  -, American dog musher
 * 1985  -, Australian actress and model
 * -, American TV star
 * -, American TV star

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. )
 * -, (died of fever)
 * - ,English clergyman and educator
 * - (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English physician and writer (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, British cavalry officer (b. )
 * -, British statesman (b. )
 * -, North Carolina politician (b. 1777)
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, Mayor of San Francisco (b. )
 * -, Austrian geologist (b. )
 * -, Irish physicist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, general of the Greek army and (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, German general (b. )
 * -, American physicist, (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, the last living person to see 's face (b. )
 * -, American gossip columnist (b. )
 * 1966  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Hungarian mathematician (b. )
 * -, German physicist, (b. )
 * 1976  -, American scientist,  (b. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (b. )
 * -, American aircraft manufacturer (b. )
 * 1981  -, Norwegian composer (b. )
 * -, Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, (b. )
 * 1986 -, American wrestler (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1991  -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. )
 * -, American newspaper columnist (b. )
 * -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * -, Quebec teacher, political observer and essayist (b. )
 * -, German actress, singer, and writer (b. )
 * - The crew of the, astronauts:
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * 2003  -, Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * 2006  -, New Zealand diplomat (b. )
 * -, Italian-born composer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Thai dance choreographer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American jazz critic (b. )
 * 2007  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2007  -, Danish Muslim leader (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * The start of in the.
 * - the first day of Spring in  and one of the four  seasonal (and sometimes religious) festivals.  Also part of the n.
 * The start of in the.

Religious observances

 * , of .  in the.
 * , of .  in the.