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February 1 Gregorian calendar . There are 333 days remaining until the end of the year (334 in leap years ).
Events
1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England , but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer .1411 - The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn , Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).1662 - The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege .1713 - The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan 's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden , be seized.1790 - In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States attempts to convene for the first time.1793 - French Revolutionary Wars : France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands .1796 - The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York .1814 - Mayon Volcano , in the Philippines , erupts, killing around 1,200 people; most devastating eruption of Mayon Volcano .1856 - Auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College .1861 - American Civil War : Texas secedes from the United States .1862 - Julia Ward Howe 's "Battle Hymn of the Republic " is published for the first time in the Atlantic Monthly 1880 - The first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage 1884 - Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary 1893 - Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey .1896 - The opera La bohème Turin .1897 - Shinhan Bank , the oldest bank in South Korea , opens in Seoul .1908 - King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe are killed in Terreiro do Paco , Lisbon .1913 - New York City 's Grand Central Terminal opens as the world's largest train station .1918 - Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar .1920 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.1924 - The United Kingdom recognizes USSR .1943 - World War II : Vidkun Quisling is appointed Premier of Norway by the Nazi occupiers.1946 - Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General .1957 - Felix Wankel 's first working prototype DKM 54 of the Wankel engine was running at the NSU research and development department Versuchsabteilung TX in Germany 1958 - Merger of Egypt and Syria to form the United Arab Republic , which lasted until 1961 .1960 - Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina .1965 - The Hamilton River in Labrador , Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill .1968 - Vietnam War : The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams . This image helped build opposition to the Vietnam War .1968 - Canada 's three military services of Canada , the Royal Canadian Navy , the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force , are unified into the Canadian Forces .
1968 - The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form ill-fated Penn Central Transportation .
1972 - Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia .1974 - A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Sao Paulo , Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.1974 - Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory .
1978 - Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.1979 - Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter .1979 - The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back into Tehran , Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
1982 - Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia .1989 - The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder .1992 - The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson , ex-CEO of Union Carbide , a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case.1996 - The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress .1998 - Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne became the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia .2004 - Janet Jackson 's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII , resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
2005 - Nepal King Gyanendra exercises Coup d'état to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.2005 - Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act , making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage .
2008 - The Memphis Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kwame Brown , Javaris Crittenton , Aaron McKie , Marc Gasol , and first round pick 2008 and 2010.
Births
1261 - Walter de Stapledon , English bishop (d. 1326 )1459 - Conrad Celtes , German scholar (d. 1508 )1462 - Johannes Trithemius , German cryptographer (d. 1516 )1552 - Edward Coke , English colonial entrepreneur (d. 1634 )1635 - Marquard Gude , German archaeologist (d. 1689 )1690 - Francesco Maria Veracini , Italian composer (d. 1768 )1761 - Christian Hendrik Persoon , South African mycologist (d. 1836 )1796 - Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich , Swiss poet (d. 1865 )1801 - Émile Littré , French lexicographer (d. 1881 )1820 - George Hendric Houghton , American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (d. 1897 )1844 - G. Stanley Hall , American psychologist (d. 1924 )1851 - Durham Stevens , American diplomat (d. 1908 )1859 - Victor Herbert , Irish composer (d. 1924 )1872 - Jerome F. Donovan , American politician (d. 1949 )1872 - Andrew Kehoe , American mass murderer (d. 1927 )
1873 - Joseph Allard , Canadian fiddler (d. 1947 )1873 - John Barry , Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1901 )
1874 - Hugo von Hofmannsthal , Austrian writer (d. 1929 )1878 - Milan Hodža , Slovak politician (d. 1944 )1882 - Louis Stephen St. Laurent , 12th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973 )1884 - Yevgeny Zamyatin , Russian writer (d. 1937 )1887 - Charles Nordhoff , English-born author (d. 1947 )1894 - John Ford , American director and producer (d. 1973 )1894 - James P. Johnson , American composer (d. 1955 )
1895 - Conn Smythe , Canadian builder of the National Hockey League (d. 1980 )1901 - Clark Gable , American actor (d. 1960 )1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967 )1902 - Therese Brandl , Nazi concentration camp guard (d. 1947 , by execution )
1904 - S. J. Perelman , American humorist (d. 1979 )1905 - Emilio G. Segrè , Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1989 )1906 - Hildegarde , American actress and singer (d. 2005 )1907 - Günter Eich , German lyricist (d. 1972 )1907 - Camargo Guarnieri , Brazilian composer (d. 1993 )
1908 - George Pál , Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980 )1909 - George Beverly Shea , Canadian singer1915 - Stanley Matthews , English football player (d. 2000 )1918 - Muriel Spark , Scottish author (d. 2006 )1922 - Renata Tebaldi , Italian soprano (d. 2004 )1924 - H. Richard Hornberger , American writer (d. 1997 )1924 - Ben Weider , Quebec businessman and author
1926 - Stuart Whitman , American actor1930 - Shahabuddin Ahmed , President of Bangladesh 1930 - Mario Beaulieu , Quebec politician (d. 1998 )
1930 - Hossain Mohammad Ershad , Bangladeshi politician
1931 - Boris Yeltsin , 1st President of the Russian Federation (d. 2007 )1931 - Iajuddin Ahmed , President of Bangladesh
1934 - Bob Shane , American folk singer (The Kingston Trio )1936 - Azie Taylor Morton , 35th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003 )1937 - Don Everly , American musician (Everly Brothers )1937 - Garrett Morris , American comedian
1937 - Ray Sawyer , American singer (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show )
1938 - Sherman Hemsley , American comedian and actor1939 - Claude François , French singer (d. 1978 )1939 - Paul Gillmor , American politician (d. 2007 )
1939 - Joe Sample , American jazz pianist
1940 - Bibi Besch , Austrian-American actress (d. 1996 )1940 - Hervé Filion , Quebec harness racer
1941 - Karl Dall , German television host1941 - Jerry Spinelli , children's author
1942 - Terry Jones , Welsh actor and writer1942 - Muna Wassef , Wassef is a well known Syrian/Arab movie star and a United Nations Goodwill ambassador.1944 - Mike Enzi , American politician, senator senator of Wyoming
1944 - Burkhard Ziese , German football manager1945 - Serge Joyal , French Canadian politician1946 - Chris Clark , Motown Soul singer1947 - Mike Brant , Israeli pop singer (d. 1975 )1947 - Normie Rowe , Australian singer
1947 - Jessica Savitch , American journalist (d. 1983 )
1948 - Rick James , American musician and composer (d. 2004 )1948 - Elisabeth Sladen , British actress
1950 - Mike Campbell , American guitarist and producer1951 - Sonny Landreth , American guitarist and songwriter1953 - Brendan Batson , English former footballer1953 - Duane Chapman , American TV personality
1954 - Chuck Dukowski , American musician (Black Flag )1954 - Bill Mumy , American actor and musician
1955 - Ernie Camacho , baseball player1956 - Brahmanandam , Indian film actor1956 - Exene Cervenka , American musician
1956 - Mike Kitchen , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 - Jackie Shroff , Indian actor1958 - Luther Blissett , English footballer
1961 - Volker Fried , German field hockey player1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo , Argentinian footballer (d. 2004 )1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei , Japanese guitarist
1963 - Takashi Murakami , Japanese artist1964 - Mario Pelchat , Quebec singer1964 - Linus Roache , English actor
1965 - Sherilyn Fenn , American actress1965 - Brandon Lee , American actor (d. 1993 )
1965 - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
1966 - Michelle Akers , American soccer player1966 - Rob Lee , English footballer
1967 - Meg Cabot , American author1967 - Patle Shishupal Natthu , Indian politician
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley , American singer and actress1968 - Pauly Shore , American comedian
1968 - Mark Recchi , Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Kent Mercker , American baseball player
1969 - Gabriel Batistuta , Argentine footballer1969 - Joshua Redman , American musician
1969 - Brian Krause , American actor
1969 - Patrick Wilson , American musician
1970 - Malik Sealy , American basketball player (d. 2000 )1970 - Yasuyuki Kazama , Japanese racing driver1971 - Michael C. Hall , American actor1971 - Jill Kelly , American porn actress
1971 - Ron Welty , American musician
1971 - Zlatko Zahovič , Slovenian footballer
1971 - Ajay Jadeja , Former Indian cricketer
1972 - Yoshi DeHerrera , American TV personality1972 - Kami (musician) , drummer of Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer (d.1999 )
1973 - Yuri Landman , Experimental musical instrument builder, musician and comic book artist1973 - Makiko Ohmoto , Japanese voice actress1974 - Roberto Heras , Spanish cyclist1974 - David Meca , Spanish long distance swimmer
1975 - Big Boi , American musician (Outkast )1975 - Katerina Thanou , Greek sprinter
1976 - Phil Ivey , American poker player1977 - Kevin Kilbane , Irish footballer1979 - Julie Augustyniak , American soccer player1979 - Juan Silveira dos Santos , Brazilian footballer
1979 - Valentin Elizalde , Mexican Singer (d.2006 )1980 - Héctor Luna , Dominican Republic baseball player1980 - Moisés Muñoz , Mexican footballer
1980 - Otilino Tenorio , Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005 )
1981 - Luis Lamá , Angolan footballer1981 - Graeme Smith , South African cricketer
1981 - Rob Austin , British racing driver
1982 - Shoaib Malik , Pakistani cricketer1983 - Kevin Martin , American basketball player1984 - Darren Fletcher , Scottish footballer1984 - Lee Thompson Young , American actor
1985 - Dean Shiels , Northern Irish footballer1985 - Rachael Scdoris , American dog musher
1985 - Jodi Gordon , Australian actress and model
1986 - Lauren Conrad , American TV star1987 - Giuseppe Rossi , Italian/American footballer1989 - Hurricane Chris , American rapper1990 - Laura Marling , British singer-songwriter
Deaths
1248 - Henry II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1207 )1328 - King Charles IV of France (b. 1294 )1542 - Girolamo Aleandro , Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480 )1563 - Menas , Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)1590 - Lawrence Humphrey ,English clergyman and educator1691 - Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610 )1718 - Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury , English politician (b. 1660 )1733 - King Augustus II of Poland (b. 1670 )1734 - John Floyer , English physician and writer (b. 1649 )1743 - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni , Italian composer (b. 1657 )1761 - Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix , French historian (b. 1682 )1768 - Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet , British cavalry officer (b. 1685 )1793 - William Wildman Shute Barrington , British statesman (b. 1717 )1832 - Archibald Murphey , North Carolina politician (b. 1777)1851 - Mary Shelley , English author (b. 1797 )1893 - George Henry Sanderson , Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824 )1897 - Constantin von Ettingshausen , Austrian geologist (b. 1826 )1903 - George Gabriel Stokes , Irish physicist (b. 1819 )1908 - King Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863 )1928 - Hughie Jennings , American baseball player and manager (b. 1869 )1936 - Georgios Kondylis , general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878 )1944 - Piet Mondriaan , Dutch painter (b. 1872 )1957 - Friedrich Paulus , German general (b. 1890 )1958 - Clinton Davisson , American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1888 )1959 - Madame Sul-Te-Wan , American actress (b. 1873 )1963 - Fleetwood Lindley , the last living person to see Abraham Lincoln 's face (b. 1888 )1966 - Hedda Hopper , American gossip columnist (b. 1885 )1966 - Buster Keaton , American actor (b. 1895 )
1970 - Alfréd Rényi , Hungarian mathematician (b. 1921 )1976 - Werner Heisenberg , German physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1901 )1976 - George Whipple , American scientist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1878 )
1980 - Gastone Nencini , Italian cyclist (b. 1930 )1981 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. , American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1892 )1981 - Geirr Tveitt , Norwegian composer (b. 1908 )
1986 - Alva Myrdal , Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1902 )1986 - Gino Hernandez , American wrestler (b. 1957 )
1987 - Alessandro Blasetti , Italian film director (b. 1900 )1988 - Heather O'Rourke , American actress (b. 1975 )1989 - Elaine de Kooning , American artist (b. 1918 )1991 - Carol Dempster , American actress (b. 1901 )1991 - Phil Watson , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914 )
1997 - Herb Caen , American newspaper columnist (b. 1916 )1999 - Paul Mellon , American philanthropist (b. 1907 )1999 - Barış Manço , Turkish singer, composer, television producer and celebrity. (b. 1943 )
2001 - André D'Allemagne , Quebec teacher, political observer and essayist (b. 1929 )2002 - Hildegard Knef , German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925 )2003 - Michael P. Anderson - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1959 )2003 - David Brown - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1956 )
2003 - Kalpana Chawla - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1961 )
2003 - Laurel Clark - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1961 )
2003 - Rick D. Husband - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1957 )
2003 - Willie McCool - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1961 )
2003 - Ilan Ramon - crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ) (b. 1954 )
2003 - Mongo Santamaria , Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922 )
2004 - May O'Donnell , American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909 )2005 - John Vernon , Canadian actor (b. 1932 )2006 - Dick Bass , American football player (b. 1937 )2006 - Bryce Harland , New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931 )
2007 - Gian Carlo Menotti , Italian-born composer (b. 1911 )2007 - Seri Wangnaitham , Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937 )
2007 - Whitney Balliett , American jazz critic (b. 1926 )
2007 - Ray Berres , American baseball player (b. 1907 )
2007 - Ahmad Abu Laban , Danish Muslim leader (b. 1946 )
Holidays and observances
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