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  • Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1453
    Mamluks

    Al-Mansur Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman was the Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1453

    Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1453

    Al-Malik al-Mansur Fakhr ad-Din Uthman ibn Jàqmaq, more simply known as Al-Mansur Uthman was Sultan of Cairo's Mamluk Burji dynasty (1453).




  • Bonn, Germany
    Saturday Feb 1, 1845
    12:00:00 PM
    Beethoven

    Beethovenfest

    Bonn, Germany
    Saturday Feb 1, 1845
    12:00:00 PM

    There is a museum, the Beethoven House, the place of his birth, in central Bonn. The same city has hosted a musical festival, the Beethovenfest, since 1845. The festival was initially irregular but has been organized annually since 2007.




  • Schleswig and Jutland
    Monday Feb 1, 1864
    Unification of Germany

    Second Schleswig War

    Schleswig and Jutland
    Monday Feb 1, 1864

    The Second Schleswig War also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century.




  • Ireland
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1921
    Irish War of Independence

    The First execution under martial law of an IRA man took place

    Ireland
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1921

    On 1 February, the first execution under martial law of an IRA man took place. Cornelius Murphy of Millstreet, Cork was shot in Cork city.




  • United Kingdom
    Saturday Feb 1, 1941
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant

    United Kingdom
    Saturday Feb 1, 1941

    On 1 February 1941, Philip was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant after a series of courses at Portsmouth, in which he gained the top grade in four out of five sections of the qualifying examination.




  • South Africa
    Saturday Feb 1, 1947
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Tour of South Africa

    South Africa
    Saturday Feb 1, 1947

    On 1 February 1947, Margaret, Elizabeth, and their parents embarked on a state tour of Southern Africa. The three-month-long visit was Margaret's first visit abroad, and she later claimed that she remembered "every minute of it". Margaret's chaperone was Peter Townsend, the King's equerry and very firm toward Margaret, who he apparently considered an indulged child.




  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 1, 1951
    Korean War

    The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 498

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 1, 1951

    Following the failure of ceasefire negotiations in January, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 498 on 1 February, condemning the PRC as an aggressor, and called upon its forces to withdraw from Korea.


  • Algiers, Algeria
    Monday Feb 1, 1960
    Algerian War

    Most of the Army heeded De Gaulle's call

    Algiers, Algeria
    Monday Feb 1, 1960

    Most of the Army heeded De Gaulle's call, and the siege of Algiers ended on February 1 with Lagaillarde surrendering to General Challe's command of the French Army in Algeria.


  • Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1970
    Carter G. Woodson

    The Black United Students and Black educators at Kent State University

    Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1970

    The Black United Students and Black educators at Kent State University expanded this idea to include an entire month beginning on February 1, 1970.


  • Washington, U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 1974
    Ted Bundy

    Lynda Ann Healy

    Washington, U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 1974

    In the early morning hours of February 1, Bundy broke into the basement room of Lynda Ann Healy, a UW undergraduate who broadcast morning radio weather reports for skiers. He beat her unconscious, dressed her in blue jeans, a white blouse, and boots, and carried her away.


  • Tehran, Iran
    Thursday Feb 1, 1979
    1973 oil crisis

    1 million Iranians march in Tehran

    Tehran, Iran
    Thursday Feb 1, 1979

    1 million Iranians march in Teheran in a show of support for the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, fundamental leader.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1987
    Nancy Pelosi

    Sala died

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1987

    Sala died on February 1, 1987, just a month after being sworn in for a second full term.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    House managers took Videotaped Closed-Door Depositions

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 1999

    Over three days, February 1–3, House managers took videotaped closed-door depositions from Monica Lewinsky, Clinton's friend Vernon Jordan, and White House aide Sidney Blumenthal.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001
    Lionel Messi

    To Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001

    In February 2001, the family relocated to Barcelona, where they moved into an apartment near the club's stadium, Camp Nou.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001
    Kaká

    Senior side debut

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001

    He made his senior side debut on 1 February 2001 and scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, in addition to leading São Paulo to its first and only Torneio Rio-São Paulo championship, in which he scored two goals in two minutes as a substitute against Botafogo in the final, which São Paulo won 2–1.


  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 2004
    YouTube

    2004 Super Bowl incident

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 2004

    Karim said the inspiration for YouTube first came from Janet Jackson's role in 2004 Super Bowl incident when her breast was exposed during her performance, and later from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Karim could not easily find video clips of either event online, which led to the idea of a video sharing site.


  • United Kingdom, and Qatar
    Thursday Feb 1, 2007
    Richard Branson

    Virgin Health Bank

    United Kingdom, and Qatar
    Thursday Feb 1, 2007

    Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007, offering parents-to-be the opportunity to store their baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells in private and public stem-cell banks.


  • U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 2010
    Amazon

    Microsoft launches Microsoft Azure

    U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 2010

    Microsoft launches Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform that will compete with Amazon AWS over cloud services.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 1, 2011
    Kobe Bryant

    One of a few

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 1, 2011

    On February 1, 2011, Bryant became one of seven players with at least 25,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, and 5,000 assists.


  • Port Said, Egypt
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012
    Mohamed Salah

    Port Said Stadium riot

    Port Said, Egypt
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012

    the Port Said Stadium riot on 1 February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was suspended.


  • Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012
    New York Stock Exchange

    Near-monopoly in European financial derivatives worldwide

    Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012

    On February 1, 2012, the European Commission blocked the merger of NYSE with Deutsche Börse, after commissioner Joaquín Almunia stated that the merger "would have led to a near-monopoly in European financial derivatives worldwide". Instead, Deutsche Börse and NYSE would have to sell either their Eurex derivatives or LIFFE shares in order to not create a monopoly. On February 2, 2012, NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse agreed to scrap the merger.


  • Shan State, Myanmar
    Saturday Feb 1, 2014
    Conflict in Myanmar

    One of the largest Shan insurgent groups

    Shan State, Myanmar
    Saturday Feb 1, 2014

    One of the largest Shan insurgent groups in Myanmar is the Shan State Army - South (SSA-S), which has around 6,000 to 8,000 soldiers, and was led by Yawd Serk until his resignation on 2 February 2014.


  • Malaysia
    Sunday Feb 1, 2015
    Jackie Chan

    Knight Commander Title

    Malaysia
    Sunday Feb 1, 2015

    On 1 February 2015, Chan was awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Tuanku Abdul Halim in conjunction with the country's Federal Territory Day.


  • China
    Thursday Feb 1, 2018
    Bitcoin

    Complete ban

    China
    Thursday Feb 1, 2018

    China banned trading in bitcoin, with the first steps taken in September 2017, and a complete ban that started on 1 February 2018.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 2019
    World Bank

    Kristalina Georgieva served as Acting President of the World Bank

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 2019

    Kristalina Georgieva was the Chief Executive of the World Bank Group from 2017 to 2019 and served as Acting President of the World Bank Group from 1 February 2019 to 8 April 2019 following the resignation of Jim Yong Kim.


  • Philippines
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    First death outside of China

    Philippines
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020

    The first death outside of China occurred in the Philippines when a 44-year-old Chinese male citizen with coronavirus developed severe pneumonia and died on 1 February.


  • Huanggang Shi, Hubei, China
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Desperate measures

    Huanggang Shi, Hubei, China
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020

    On 1 February Huanggang, Hubei implemented a measure whereby only one person from each household is permitted to go outside for provisions once every two days, except for medical reasons or to work at shops or pharmacies. Many cities, districts, and counties across mainland China implemented similar measures in the days following, including Wenzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Harbin, and the whole of Jiangxi Province.


  • Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1453
    Mamluks

    Al-Mansur Fakhr-ad-Din Uthman was the Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1453

    Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1453

    Al-Malik al-Mansur Fakhr ad-Din Uthman ibn Jàqmaq, more simply known as Al-Mansur Uthman was Sultan of Cairo's Mamluk Burji dynasty (1453).


  • Bonn, Germany
    Saturday Feb 1, 1845
    12:00:00 PM
    Beethoven

    Beethovenfest

    Bonn, Germany
    Saturday Feb 1, 1845
    12:00:00 PM

    There is a museum, the Beethoven House, the place of his birth, in central Bonn. The same city has hosted a musical festival, the Beethovenfest, since 1845. The festival was initially irregular but has been organized annually since 2007.


  • Schleswig and Jutland
    Monday Feb 1, 1864
    Unification of Germany

    Second Schleswig War

    Schleswig and Jutland
    Monday Feb 1, 1864

    The Second Schleswig War also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century.


  • Ireland
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1921
    Irish War of Independence

    The First execution under martial law of an IRA man took place

    Ireland
    Tuesday Feb 1, 1921

    On 1 February, the first execution under martial law of an IRA man took place. Cornelius Murphy of Millstreet, Cork was shot in Cork city.


  • United Kingdom
    Saturday Feb 1, 1941
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant

    United Kingdom
    Saturday Feb 1, 1941

    On 1 February 1941, Philip was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant after a series of courses at Portsmouth, in which he gained the top grade in four out of five sections of the qualifying examination.


  • South Africa
    Saturday Feb 1, 1947
    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Tour of South Africa

    South Africa
    Saturday Feb 1, 1947

    On 1 February 1947, Margaret, Elizabeth, and their parents embarked on a state tour of Southern Africa. The three-month-long visit was Margaret's first visit abroad, and she later claimed that she remembered "every minute of it". Margaret's chaperone was Peter Townsend, the King's equerry and very firm toward Margaret, who he apparently considered an indulged child.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 1, 1951
    Korean War

    The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 498

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 1, 1951

    Following the failure of ceasefire negotiations in January, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 498 on 1 February, condemning the PRC as an aggressor, and called upon its forces to withdraw from Korea.


  • Algiers, Algeria
    Monday Feb 1, 1960
    Algerian War

    Most of the Army heeded De Gaulle's call

    Algiers, Algeria
    Monday Feb 1, 1960

    Most of the Army heeded De Gaulle's call, and the siege of Algiers ended on February 1 with Lagaillarde surrendering to General Challe's command of the French Army in Algeria.


  • Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1970
    Carter G. Woodson

    The Black United Students and Black educators at Kent State University

    Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1970

    The Black United Students and Black educators at Kent State University expanded this idea to include an entire month beginning on February 1, 1970.


  • Washington, U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 1974
    Ted Bundy

    Lynda Ann Healy

    Washington, U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 1974

    In the early morning hours of February 1, Bundy broke into the basement room of Lynda Ann Healy, a UW undergraduate who broadcast morning radio weather reports for skiers. He beat her unconscious, dressed her in blue jeans, a white blouse, and boots, and carried her away.


  • Tehran, Iran
    Thursday Feb 1, 1979
    1973 oil crisis

    1 million Iranians march in Tehran

    Tehran, Iran
    Thursday Feb 1, 1979

    1 million Iranians march in Teheran in a show of support for the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, fundamental leader.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1987
    Nancy Pelosi

    Sala died

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 1987

    Sala died on February 1, 1987, just a month after being sworn in for a second full term.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    House managers took Videotaped Closed-Door Depositions

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 1999

    Over three days, February 1–3, House managers took videotaped closed-door depositions from Monica Lewinsky, Clinton's friend Vernon Jordan, and White House aide Sidney Blumenthal.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001
    Lionel Messi

    To Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001

    In February 2001, the family relocated to Barcelona, where they moved into an apartment near the club's stadium, Camp Nou.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001
    Kaká

    Senior side debut

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Feb 1, 2001

    He made his senior side debut on 1 February 2001 and scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, in addition to leading São Paulo to its first and only Torneio Rio-São Paulo championship, in which he scored two goals in two minutes as a substitute against Botafogo in the final, which São Paulo won 2–1.


  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 2004
    YouTube

    2004 Super Bowl incident

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 1, 2004

    Karim said the inspiration for YouTube first came from Janet Jackson's role in 2004 Super Bowl incident when her breast was exposed during her performance, and later from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Karim could not easily find video clips of either event online, which led to the idea of a video sharing site.


  • United Kingdom, and Qatar
    Thursday Feb 1, 2007
    Richard Branson

    Virgin Health Bank

    United Kingdom, and Qatar
    Thursday Feb 1, 2007

    Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007, offering parents-to-be the opportunity to store their baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells in private and public stem-cell banks.


  • U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 2010
    Amazon

    Microsoft launches Microsoft Azure

    U.S.
    Monday Feb 1, 2010

    Microsoft launches Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform that will compete with Amazon AWS over cloud services.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 1, 2011
    Kobe Bryant

    One of a few

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 1, 2011

    On February 1, 2011, Bryant became one of seven players with at least 25,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, and 5,000 assists.


  • Port Said, Egypt
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012
    Mohamed Salah

    Port Said Stadium riot

    Port Said, Egypt
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012

    the Port Said Stadium riot on 1 February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was suspended.


  • Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012
    New York Stock Exchange

    Near-monopoly in European financial derivatives worldwide

    Brussels, Belgium
    Wednesday Feb 1, 2012

    On February 1, 2012, the European Commission blocked the merger of NYSE with Deutsche Börse, after commissioner Joaquín Almunia stated that the merger "would have led to a near-monopoly in European financial derivatives worldwide". Instead, Deutsche Börse and NYSE would have to sell either their Eurex derivatives or LIFFE shares in order to not create a monopoly. On February 2, 2012, NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse agreed to scrap the merger.


  • Shan State, Myanmar
    Saturday Feb 1, 2014
    Conflict in Myanmar

    One of the largest Shan insurgent groups

    Shan State, Myanmar
    Saturday Feb 1, 2014

    One of the largest Shan insurgent groups in Myanmar is the Shan State Army - South (SSA-S), which has around 6,000 to 8,000 soldiers, and was led by Yawd Serk until his resignation on 2 February 2014.


  • Malaysia
    Sunday Feb 1, 2015
    Jackie Chan

    Knight Commander Title

    Malaysia
    Sunday Feb 1, 2015

    On 1 February 2015, Chan was awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Tuanku Abdul Halim in conjunction with the country's Federal Territory Day.


  • China
    Thursday Feb 1, 2018
    Bitcoin

    Complete ban

    China
    Thursday Feb 1, 2018

    China banned trading in bitcoin, with the first steps taken in September 2017, and a complete ban that started on 1 February 2018.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 2019
    World Bank

    Kristalina Georgieva served as Acting President of the World Bank

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Feb 1, 2019

    Kristalina Georgieva was the Chief Executive of the World Bank Group from 2017 to 2019 and served as Acting President of the World Bank Group from 1 February 2019 to 8 April 2019 following the resignation of Jim Yong Kim.


  • Philippines
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    First death outside of China

    Philippines
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020

    The first death outside of China occurred in the Philippines when a 44-year-old Chinese male citizen with coronavirus developed severe pneumonia and died on 1 February.


  • Huanggang Shi, Hubei, China
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Desperate measures

    Huanggang Shi, Hubei, China
    Saturday Feb 1, 2020

    On 1 February Huanggang, Hubei implemented a measure whereby only one person from each household is permitted to go outside for provisions once every two days, except for medical reasons or to work at shops or pharmacies. Many cities, districts, and counties across mainland China implemented similar measures in the days following, including Wenzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Harbin, and the whole of Jiangxi Province.


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