On This Day — February 1

🕰️ Notable Events on February 1

• 2013 — The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — At least 72 people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al-Masry and Al-Ahly in the city of Port Said. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — North Sea flood of 1953 is caused by a heavy storm which occurred overnight, 31 January-1 February 1953; floods strike the Netherlands, Belgium and the U.K. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — Slavery is abolished in Mauritius. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano. Wikipedia ↗
• 1796 — The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1662 — The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. Wikipedia ↗
• 1411 — The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia). Wikipedia ↗
• 1329 — King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders Wikipedia ↗
• 1327 — The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. Wikipedia ↗
• 481 — Vandal king Huneric organises a conference between Catholic and Arian bishops at Carthage. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on February 1

• 1994 — Joe Boyce, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Diego Mella, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Blake Austin, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Kyle Palmieri, American hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dan Gosling, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Brett Anderson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Austin Jackson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Dean Shiels, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Heather DeLoach, child actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kevin Martin, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Anna Suzuki, Japanese actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Andrew VanWyngarden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Rob Austin, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Christian Giménez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Graeme Smith, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Héctor Luna, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Lari Ketner, American football player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Phil Ivey, American poker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Big Boi, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Walter McCarty, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Óscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Harald Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer and pilot Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Michael C. Hall, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Andrew Breitbart, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Brian Krause, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Franklyn Rose, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Patrick Wilson, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Meg Cabot, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michelle Akers, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Stéphanie of Monaco, designer, singer and princess Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Sherilyn Fenn, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Linus Roache, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Volker Fried, German field hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Gilbert Hernandez, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Exene Cervenka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Andrew Smith, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ali Haydar Konca, Turkish politician, 4th Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rich Williams, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Adam Ingram, Scottish computer programmer and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Normie Rowe, Australian singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Mike Enzi, American soldier, accountant, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — David Sincock, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jerry Spinelli, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jacky Cupit, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Tuncel Kurtiz, Turkish actor, playwright, and director (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Nicolae Breban, Romanian author, poet, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Hassan Al-Turabi, Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Indian-Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Tom Lantos, Hungarian-American academic and politician (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Richard Hooker, American novelist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Emmanuel Scheffer, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Peter Sallis, English actor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano and actress (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (d. 2016). Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Chinese general and politician (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist and banker (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — S.J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Frank Buckles, American soldier (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Denise Robins, English journalist and author (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician (d. 1949) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on February 1 (Calendar.cx)