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Events

• 1662 - The Chinese pirate 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.
• 1788 - Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patent the steamboat.
• 1790 - In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
• 1793 - 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.
• 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 (Atlantic Monthly).
• 1880 - First edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published.
• 1884 - Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
• 1893 - Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio (West Orange, New Jersey).
• 1896 - The opera La bohème premieres (Turin).

• 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.
• 1919 - The first Miss America is crowned (New York City).
• 1920 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begin operations.
• 1924 - United Kingdom recognizes USSR.
• 1929 - Frenchman Charles Rigoulet is the first weightlifter to lift over 400 pounds (181 kg) in the "clean and jerk" method.
• 1943 - World War II: Vidkun Quisling appointed Premier of Norway by the Nazi occupiers.
• 1946 - Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.
• 1958 - Merger of Egypt and Syria to form the United Arab Republic, which lasted until 1961.
• 1960 - Four black students stage a sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
• 1968 - Vietnam War: Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem is executed by Nguyen Ngoc Loan a South Vietnamese National Police Chief. The execution was videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams and helped sway public opinion against the war.
• 1974 - In São Paulo, Brazil, a fire in a 25-story office building kills 189 and injures 293.
• 1974 - Kuala Lumpur declared a Federal Territory.
• 1978 - Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees 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 - Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back into Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
• 1982 - Senegal and Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia.
• 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.
• 1994 - In Portland, Oregon Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
• 1995 - Manic Street Preachers lyricist Richey James Edwards goes missing from the Embassy Hotel in London, UK.
• 1996 - Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress
• 1999 - North Dakota Public Radio is launched.
• 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon reentry killing all seven astronauts onboard.
• 2004 - At least 244 people trampled to death in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
• 2004 - Janet Jackson exposes her breast on American television.

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Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (Constantinople) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Charles XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as DemirbaÅŸ Åžarl (Charles the Habitue), was a King of Sweden from 1697 until his death. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the United States of America, is the head of the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Ontario communities | Coastal towns of Canada ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Mayon Volcano is a volcano in the Philippines. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. ... The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a patriotic anthem written by Julia Ward Howe for the United States during the American Civil War as a replacement for the words to the marching song John Browns Body. ... The Atlantic Monthly (also known as The Atlantic) is an American literary/cultural magazine that was founded in November 1857. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a comprehensive dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... West Orange is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... La bohème (The Bohèmian Girl) is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. ... Location within Italy Region Piedmont Province Turin Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45° 04′ N, 7° 40′ E1. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carlos I (Eng. ... Luís Filipe of the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (in English Louis Philip) was born in Lisbon, on March 21, 1887. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The clock in the Main Concourse © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Erika Harold, Miss America 2003, wears the traditional winners crown. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (July 18, 1887–October 24, 1945) was a Norwegian fascist politician and officer. ... This is a list of viceroys (visekonge), governors (Rigsstatholder), first ministers (førstestatsrÃ¥d) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway. ... Look up Nazi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Trygve Halvdan Lie (July 16, 1896 – December 30, 1968) was a Norwegian politician. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Cairo Created 1958 Dissolved 1961 Demonym Arab The United Arab Republic (Arabic: لجمهورية العربية المتحدة - al jumhuriya al-arabia al-muttahida) (UAR) was the state formed by the union between the republics of Egypt and Syria in 1958. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more persons nonviolently occupying an area for protest, often political, social, or economic change. ... Greensboro, North Carolina, is a city located in Guilford County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and their allies—notably the United States military in support of... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Gen. ... General Nguyen Ngoc Loan General Nguyen Ngoc Loan (Nguyá»…n Ngọc Loan/阮玉湾) (1931 - July 14, 1998) was the Republic of Vietnams Chief of Police. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... More than one person has the name Eddie Adams: Eddie Adams (photographer) Eddie Adams (actor) Eddie Adams (movies) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Flag of São Paulo São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Roman Polański Roman Polanski (born August 18, 1933) is a celebrated Polish film director and actor. ... Traditionally, bail is some form of property which is deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (skipping bail is also illegal). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Patricia Campbell Hearst, better known as Patty Hearst (born February 20, 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is an American newspaper heiress and socialite. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the first modern Islamic republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shia cleric and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 revolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the then Shah of Iran. ... Tehran is a metropolis of 14 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Senegambia was a loose confederation between the small West African country of Senegal and its smaller neighbor The Gambia (which is surrounded by Senegal, except for an outlet to the sea), which existed from February 1, 1982 to September 30, 1989 following an agreement between the two countries signed on... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Bhopal, marked in red, lies in central India. ... Warren Anderson (1921 - ) was the chairman of Union Carbide during the 1984 Bhopal Disaster. ... Union Carbide of South Charleston, West Virginia is a chemical manufacturer, now a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. ... The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 was the worst industrial disaster in the history of the world. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Portland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ... Tonya Harding performs a triple axel jump at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. ... Jeff Gillooly, now known as Jeff Stone, is the ex-husband of former ice skating star Tonya Harding. ... Nancy Kerrigan (born 13 October 1969 in Woburn, Massachusetts) is a two-time Olympic figure skating medalist. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manic Street Preachers, often known colloquially as The Manics (not The Preachers) are a Welsh pop band, one of the biggest in Britain for a period in the late 1990s, known for their early wild exploits; the mysterious disappearance and alleged suicide of Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he... Richey James Edwards Richey James Edwards (1967-1995?) is the missing member of the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... [The Communications Decency Act (CDA) was Title V of the United States Telecommunications Act of 1996. ... Seal of the Congress. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... North Dakota Public Radio is a service of Prairie Public Broadcasting in association with North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... Shuttle debris falling over Texas, on Time cover The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was the disintegration of the Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas on February 1, 2003, during reentry into the Earths atmosphere on its 28th mission, STS-107. ... ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hajj or Haj (Arabic حَجّ Ḥaǧǧ) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca (or, Makkah) and is the fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam in Sunni Islam and is one of the eleven Branches of Religion in Shia Islam. ... Pilgrim at Mecca A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ... Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana) is a Grammy winning and Oscar nominated American pop, R&B and soul singer-songwriter and the youngest child of the hugely successful Jackson music family. ... A pair of human female breasts The term breast, also known by the Latin mamma in anatomy, refers to the upper ventral region of an animals torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. ...

Births

• 1462 - Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)
• 1552 - Edward Coke, English colonial entrepreneur and jurist (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)
• 1844 - G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1844)
• 1859 - Victor Herbert, Irish composer (d. 1924)
• 1874 - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)
• 1882 - Louis Stephen St. Laurent, twelfth 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 pianist and composer (d. 1955)
• 1901 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
• 1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967)
• 1904 - S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author (d. 1979)
• 1905 - Emilio G. Segrè, Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
• 1906 - Hildegarde, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
• 1907 - Günter Eich, German lyricist (d. 1972)
• 1908 - George Pál, Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980)
• 1909 - George Beverly Shea, Canadian singer
• 1915 - Stanley Matthews, English football player
• 1918 - Dame Muriel Spark, Scottish author
• 1922 - Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004)
• 1931 - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia
• 1936 - Azie Taylor Morton, U.S. Treasurer (d. 2003)
• 1937 - Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)
• 1937 - Garrett Morris, American comedian
• 1938 - Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor
• 1940 - Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
• 1941 - Karl Dall, German television moderator.
• 1942 - Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer
• 1947 - Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
• 1948 - Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
• 1948 - Elisabeth Sladen, British actress
• 1954 - Bill Mumy, American actor and musician
• 1956 - Exene Cervenka, American musician (X)
• 1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist
• 1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
• 1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1965 - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
• 1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
• 1966 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player
• 1968 - Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
• 1968 - Pauly Shore, American comedian
• 1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
• 1969 - Joshua Redman, American jazz musician
• 1971 - Jill Kelly, American actress
• 1971 - Yoshi DeHerrera, American television personality
• 1971 - Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian football player
• 1975 - Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)

Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Polygraphia (1518) — the first printed book on cryptography. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Sir Edward Coke Sir Edward Coke (pronounced cook) (1 February 1552–3 September 1634) was an early English colonial entrepreneur and jurist whose writings on the English common law were the definitive legal texts for some 300 years. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Marquard Gude (Gumus) (February 1, 1635 - November 26, 1689), was a German archaeologist and classical scholar, most famous for his collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Francesco Maria Veracini. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Christian Hendrik Persoon (February 1, 1761 - November 16, 1836) was a mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus mushroom taxonomy. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1844 in Ashfield, Massachusetts - April 24, 1924) was a psychologist and educationalist who pioneered American psychology. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Victor Herbert (February 1, 1859 - May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Hugo von Hofmannsthal (February 1, 1874 - July 15, 1929), was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Stephen St. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Yevgeny Zamyatin Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин sometimes translated into English as Eugene Zamyatin) (February 1, 1884 - March 10, 1937) was a Russian author, most famous for his novel We, a story of dystopian future which influenced Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four and Ayn Rand... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Charles Bernard Nordhoff (1887 - 1947) was a U.S. (English-born) novelist and traveler. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 - August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 - November 17, 1955) was a pianist and composer. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Clark Gable from the cover of Clark Gable: Biography, Filmography, Bibliography by Chrystopher J. Spicer William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 —November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, and the biggest box-office star of the early sound film era. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Langston Hughes, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S. J. Perelman (February 1, 1904 – October 17, 1979), was a United States humorist, author, and screenwriter. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Dr. Emilio Segre Emilio Gino Segrè (February 1, 1905 - April 22, 1989) was an Italian American physicist who, with Owen Chamberlain, won the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of the antiproton. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 - July 29, 2005) was a United States cabaret singer. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Günter Eich (1907 February 1 - 1972 December 20) was a West German lyricist, dramatist, and author. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Pál (February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... George Beverly Shea (February 1, 1909 – Winchester, Ontario, Canada) is a prominent singer/songwriter of gospel music. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Stanley Matthews (February 1, 1915 - February 23, 2000) was a football player, often regarded as one of the greats of the English game. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Dame Muriel Spark (born February 1, 1918) is a leading British novelist. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi (February 1, 1922 - December 19, 2004) was one of the most famous sopranos of the post-war period. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin   listen? (Russian: Борис Николаевич Ельцин, Boris Nikolajevič Jelcin; b. ... List of Presidents of Russia Boris Yeltsin1 ( July 10, 1991 – December 31, 1999) two terms. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Azie Taylor Morton (February 1, 1936 _ December 7, 2003) served as Treasurer of the United States during the Carter administration (1977_1981). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Don (born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... Don (born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Garrett Morris (born January 25, 1937) is an American comedian and actor from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sherman Hemsley (born February 1, 1938 in El Paso, Texas) is an American character actor most famous for his roles as George Jefferson on the television shows All in the Family and The Jeffersons and as Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bibi Besch (February 1, 1940-September 7, 1996) was one of those performers whom fans often recognize by their face, but rarely their name. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Karl Bernhard Dall (February 1, 1941 in Emdan) is a German television moderator. ... Moderator can refer to one of the following: neutron moderator moderator (communications) - Message Board Moderator The chairperson of a church court in Presbyterian churches (see Moderator of the General Assembly). ... This article is about the year. ... Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (born February 1, 1942) is a British comedian and writer. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947-October 23, 1983) was an American television news reporter. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rick James Rick James (James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elisabeth Sladen (publicity portrait). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bill Mumy Charles William Mumy Jr. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... External links Her website Xs official website VH1: Biography The Smoking Gun: Court document over child support Categories: People stubs | 1956 births ... X on the cover of their 1997 collection Beyond and Back: The X Anthology. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tomoyasu Hotei (布袋寅泰 Hotei Tomoyasu, born on February 1, 1962 in Takasaki, Gunma) is a Japanese musician, guitarist and actor. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn February 1, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress of Irish and some Italian descent. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Brandon Lee Brandon Bruce Lee (李國豪, pinyin: Lǐ Guóháo February 1, 1965–March 31, 1993) was an American actor, the son of actor Bruce Lee and his wife Linda Emery. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... SAS Princesse Stephanie Her Serene Highness Princess Stéphanie (Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi, born February 1, 1965 in the Palais Princier, Monaco) is the youngest child of Grace Kelly and Rainier III of Monaco. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn February 1, 1965 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress of Irish and some Italian descent. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Michelle Akers (born February 1, 1966 in Santa Clara, California) was a leading American womens soccer player and played on the historic 1999 Womens World Cup victory by the U.S. Akers attended the University of Central Florida where she was a four-time All-American, was Central... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, daughter of the singer Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla Beaulieu. ... Pauly Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American comedian known for his vivid portrayals of American youth culture. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969 in Reconquista, Santa Fe Province of Argentina) is a world-famous ex-footballer. ... Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent jazz saxophonist who records for Warner Brothers records. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jill Kelly (born Adrianne Diane Moore on February 1, 1971 in Pomona, California, USA) is an American erotic actress, director, and producer. ... Joshua Yoshi DeHerrera is a television personality who resides in Los Angeles, California. ... Zlatko Zahovič (born February 1, 1971) is a Slovenian football player. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Big Boi (left) on the cover of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an African American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the successful and avant-garde hip-hop duo OutKast. ... Big Boi (left) and Andre 3000 of OutKast, on the main cover to the 2000 LP Stankonia. ...

Deaths

• 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 educator
• 1691 - 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)
• 1851 - Mary Shelley, English author (b. 1797)
• 1893 - George Henry Sanderson, Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
• 1908 - King Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 1928 - Hughie Jennings, baseball player (b. 1869)
• 1944 - Piet Mondriaan, Dutch painter (b. 1872)
• 1957 - Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)
• 1958 - Clinton Davisson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1966 - Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist (b. 1885)
• 1966 - Buster Keaton, American actor (b. 1895)
• 1976 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
• 1981 - Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (b. 1908)
• 1981 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American aircraft manufacturer (b. 1892)
• 1986 - Alva Myrdal, Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1902)
• 1988 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (b. 1975)
• 1989 - Elaine de Kooning, American artist (b. 1819)
• 1997 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (b. 1916)
• 1999 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907)
• 2002 - Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
• 2003 - The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia, astronauts:
  • Michael P. Anderson (b. 1959)
  • David Brown (b. 1956)
  • Kalpana Chawla (b. 1961)
  • Laurel Clark (b. 1961)
  • Rick D. Husband (b. 1957)
  • Willie McCool (b. 1961)
  • Ilan Ramon (b. 1954)
• 2003 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922)
• 2005 - John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)

Events May 1 - Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence May 12 - Nicholas V is consecrated at St Peters Basilica in Rome by the bishop of Venice. ... Charles IV the Fair (French: Charles IV le Bel) (1294 – February 1, 1328), a member of the Capetian Dynasty, reigned as King of France from 1322 to 1328. ... Events Catholicos of Armenia returns to Sis Pope Boniface VIII becomes Pope Births Charles IV of France Deaths John I of Brabant Roger Bacon – English philosopher and scientist Kublai Khan Categories: 1294 ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Girolamo Aleandro (Hieromymus Aleander) (13 February 1480 - 1 February 1542) was an Italian cardinal. ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Menas (throne name Admas Sagad I) was negus (1559 - February 1, 1563) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ... The Emperor of Ethiopia (Amharic ንጉሠ ነገሥት, niguse negest, King of Kings) was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Lawrence Humphrey (or Laurence Humfrey) (1527? - February 1, 1590), president of Magdalen College, Oxford, and dean successively of Gloucester and Winchester, was born at Newport Pagnel. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender October 3 - Treaty of Limerick which guaranteed civil rights to catholics was signed. ... Alexander VIII, né Pietro Vito Ottoboni (April 22, 1610 - February 1, 1691), pope from 1689 to 1691, was born of a noble Venetian family, and was the son of Marco Ottoboni, chancellor of the Republic of Venice. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury ( 24 July 1660 – 1 February 1718), was the only son of Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury and his second wife, Anne-Marie Brudenell, a daughter of Robert Brudenell, 2nd Earl of Cardigan; (she became the notorious mistress of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... Reign From 1697, until 1706 and from 1709, until February 1, 1733 Elected In 1697 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Wettin Parents John George III Wettin Anne Sophie Consorts  ? Children August III Sas Maurice... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Sir John Floyer (1649 - February 1, 1734), English physician and author, was born at Hinters in Staffordshire, and was educated at Oxford. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (March 18, 1657 - February 1, 1743) was an Italian composer born at Rieti. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix (29 October 1682 - 1 February 1761) was a French Jesuit traveller and historian distinguished as the first historian of New France. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (July 3, 1685 - February 1, 1768) was a British military officer, specifically focusing on cavalry. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington (January 5, 1717 — February 1, 1793), eldest son of the 1st Viscount Barrington. ... Insert non-formatted text hereMedia:Example. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley née Godwin (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851) was an English novelist who is perhaps equally famous as the wife of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... George Henry Sanderson (1824-1893) was a notable politician of the United States Republican Party. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carlos I (Eng. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hughie Jennings on a 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 - February 1, 1928) was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Piet Mondrian (March 7, 1872 - February 1, 1944) was a Dutch painter and an important contributor of the De Stijl art movement, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (September 23, 1890, Breitenau –February 1, 1957, Dresden) was a German general, later promoted to field marshal, during World War II. Paulus was the son of a schoolteacher. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clinton Joseph Davisson (22 October 1881–1 February 1958), was an American physicist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Joseph Frank Keaton VI (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), always known as Buster Keaton, was a popular and influential American silent-film comic actor and filmmaker. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Werner Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (December 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976) was a celebrated German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Geirr Tveitt (October 19, 1908–February 1, 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Donald Willis Douglas, Sr. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alva Reimer Myrdal (January 31, 1902 – February 1, 1986) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. ... The Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heather Michele ORourke (December 27, 1975 - February 1, 1988) was an American child actress who starred in the Poltergeist movie trilogy. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elaine Marie de Kooning (1918-1989), was an abstract expressionist and semi-realistic painter. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Herb Caen (April 3, 1916 – February 1, 1997) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist working in San Francisco. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Paul Mellon (June 11, 1907 – February 1, 1999) was son of Andrew W. Mellon, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932, and brother of Ailsa Mellon-Bruce. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hildegard Knef Hildegard Knef (December 28, 1925 - February 1, 2002) was a German actress, singer and writer. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... Michael P. Anderson Michael P. Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a Lieutenant Colonel (USAF), a NASA astronaut and the Space Shuttle payload commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earths atmosphere. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David M. Brown (April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Naval Captain, NASA astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kalpana Chawla (July 1, 1961 – February 1, 2003), was an astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Laurel Clark Laurel Blair Salton Clark (March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was a medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after re-entry into the Earths atmosphere. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rick D. Husband (larger image) Rick D. Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an astronaut and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earths atmosphere. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William C. Willie McCool (September 23, 1961 - February 1, 2003) was an United States Navy Commander, NASA astronaut and the Space Shuttle pilot of Columbia mission STS-107 who was killed when the craft disentegrated after re-entry into the Earths atmosphere. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ilan Ramon (Courtesy: NASA) Ilan Ramon (אילן רמון) (June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli combat pilot and later Israels first astronaut and space shuttle payload specialist of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated during reentry into the Earths atmosphere. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ramón Mongo Santamaría (April 7, 1922 – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban drummer. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Vernon (February 24, 1932–February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

Holidays and observances

• St. Brigid of Kildare -one of the three patron saints of Ireland, the others being St. Patrick and St. Columcille.
• Imbolc - the first day of Spring in Ireland (Irish Calendar), one of the eight solar holidays in the Wheel of the Year.
• 2003 - Chinese New Year - Year of the Ram.

Saint Brigid of Ireland (Bridget, Bridgit, Brigit, Bride) (451- 525) was born at Faughart near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. ... Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. ... Statue of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (died March 17, 462, 492, or 493), is the patron saint of Ireland. ... Saint Columba (7 December 521 - 9 June 597), the Latinized version of the Irish name Colmcille (Old Irish Columb Cille) meaning Dove of the church, was the most outstanding of the Dark Agesan Irish missionary monk who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England. ... Imbolc is one of the eight solar holidays, festivals or sabbats of the Neopagan wheel of the year, with some origins in Irish mythology and the pre-Christian Celtic calendar. ... The Irish calendar does not observe the typical astronomical seasons (beginning, in the Northern Hemisphere, on the equinoxes and solstices), or the meteorological seasons (beginning on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1), but rather centers the seasons around the solstices and equinoxes (so that, for instance, midsummer... In Neopaganism, the Wheel of the Year is the natural cycle of the seasons, commemorated by the eight Sabbats. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chinese New Year (Chinese: 春節, 春节, Chūnjíe; 農曆新年, 农历新年, Nónglì Xīnnián; or 過年, 过年, Guònián), also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. ... Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ...

Fiction

• In Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the fictional character Willy Wonka gives an unprecedented tour of his chocolate factory on February 1 (year unspecified).

Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954 Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916 – November 23, 1990) was a British novelist and short story author of Norwegian descent, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a musical film adaptation of Roald Dahls classic book for children Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• Today in History: February 1

January 31 - February 2 - January 1 - March 1 -- listing of all days January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...