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| Birthday February 01, 1805 Auguste Blanqui, French revolutionary workers' leader |
| Birthday February 01, 1859 Victor Herbert, composer |
| Birthday February 01, 1882 Louis St. Laurent ,(L) 12th Canadian prime minister (1948-57) |
| Birthday February 01, 1901 Clark Gable, didn't give a damn about Scarlet O'Hara |
| Birthday February 01, 1902 Langston Hughes, poet & translator (The Weary Blues) |
| Birthday February 01, 1904 S.J. Perelman, author & humorist |
| Birthday February 01, 1915 Sir Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted |
| Birthday February 01, 1918 Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist |
| Birthday February 01, 1935 Vladimir V. Aksyonov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 22 & T-2) |
| Birthday February 01, 1968 Lisa Marie Presley, (Elvis' daughter) |
| History February 01, 1709 Alexander Selkirk (aka Robinson Crusoe) rescued from Juan Fernandez |
| History February 01, 1781 Davidson College namesake killed at Cowan's Ford |
| History February 01, 1783 William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex |
| History February 01, 1790 US Supreme Court convened for 1st time (NYC) |
| History February 01, 1790 First session of the U.S. Supreme Court |
| History February 01, 1814 The Corsair by Lord Byron is published |
| History February 01, 1861 Texas secedes |
| History February 01, 1865 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) |
| History February 01, 1865 Sherman's march through SC |
| History February 01, 1867 Bricklayers start working 8-hour days |
| History February 01, 1885 Mormon president goes underground |
| History February 01, 1887 Official registration of Hollywood |
| History February 01, 1896 Puccini's La bohème premieres in Turin, Italy |
| History February 01, 1908 Portuguese king and heir assassinated |
| History February 01, 1917 Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare |
| History February 01, 1920 1st armored car introduced |
| History February 01, 1943 Japanese begin evacuation of Guadalcanal |
| History February 01, 1951 1st X-ray moving picture process demonstrated |
| History February 01, 1951 U.N. condemns PRC for aggression |
| History February 01, 1951 1st telecast of atomic explosion |
| History February 01, 1957 1st Negro pilot on scheduled passenger airline - PH Young |
| History February 01, 1958 Egypt & Syria join to form United Arab Republic |
| History February 01, 1960 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in - at Greensboro Woolworth's |
| History February 01, 1964 Operation Plan 34A commences |
| History February 01, 1966 Nicholas Piantanida sets unofficial world altitude record for manned balloon flight (123 -800 ft or 37 -700 m) - but dies in descent |
| History February 01, 1968 Nixon announces his candidacy for president |
| History February 01, 1970 NHL goalie Terry Sawchuk posts 103rd shutout |
| History February 01, 1972 1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced |
| History February 01, 1974 Serial killer Ted Bundy strikes again |
| History February 01, 1975 Lorne Henning scored in 3rd Islander penalty shot |
| History February 01, 1976 Sonny & Cher resumes on TV despite real life divorce |
| History February 01, 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran |
| History February 01, 1982 Senegal & Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia) |
| History February 01, 2003 Bush addresses the nation after space shuttle Columbia explodes |
| History February 01, 2003 Columbia mission ends in disaster |
| History February 01, 2004 Ford GT makes TV debut in Super Bowl ad |