On this day: February 1
Events
Battle of CremonaFebruary 1, 1702 · Wars & Conflicts
Second Schleswig WarFebruary 1, 1864 – October 31, 1864 · Wars & Conflicts
Quisling regimeFebruary 1, 1942 – May 9, 1945 · World History
Second Hungarian RepublicFebruary 1, 1946 – August 20, 1949 · World History- Release of Call Northside 777February 1, 1948 · Film
- Release of Surrealistic PillowFebruary 1, 1967 · Music
Senegambia ConfederationFebruary 1, 1982 – August 23, 1989 · World History- Founding of Id SoftwareFebruary 1, 1991 · Companies
- Release of DookieFebruary 1, 1994 · Music
- Launch of NatalieFebruary 1, 2007 · Internet
- Port Said Stadium riotFebruary 1, 2012 · World History
Born on this day
Conrad CeltesFebruary 1, 1459 – February 4, 1508 · Science
Johannes TrithemiusFebruary 1, 1462 – December 13, 1516 · Science
George BuchananFebruary 1, 1506 – September 28, 1582 · Culture
John NapierFebruary 1, 1550 – April 4, 1617 · Science
Henry BriggsFebruary 1, 1561 – January 26, 1630 · Science- Jakob RoggeveenFebruary 1, 1659 – January 31, 1729 · Exploration
Francesco Maria VeraciniFebruary 1, 1690 – October 31, 1768 · Music
Johan AgrellFebruary 1, 1701 – January 19, 1765 · Music
Richard WhatelyFebruary 1, 1787 – October 8, 1863 · Culture
Thomas ColeFebruary 1, 1801 – February 11, 1848 · Art
Émile LittréFebruary 1, 1801 – June 2, 1881 · Culture
G. Stanley HallFebruary 1, 1844 – April 24, 1924 · Culture
Victor HerbertFebruary 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924 · Music
Ștefan LuchianFebruary 1, 1868 – June 28, 1916 · Art
Hugo von HofmannsthalFebruary 1, 1874 – July 15, 1929 · Music
Alfréd HajósFebruary 1, 1878 – November 12, 1955 · Culture
Milan HodžaFebruary 1, 1878 – June 27, 1944 · Culture
Evgeny VakhtangovFebruary 1, 1883 – May 29, 1922 · Film
John FordFebruary 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973 · Film
James P. JohnsonFebruary 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955 · Music
Clark GableFebruary 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960 · Film
Emilio G. SegrèFebruary 1, 1905 – April 22, 1989 · Science
George PalFebruary 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980 · Film
Stanley MatthewsFebruary 1, 1915 – February 23, 2000 · Sports
Alicia RhettFebruary 1, 1915 – January 3, 2014 · Art- Zao Wou-KiFebruary 1, 1920 – April 9, 2013 · Art
Ruth TeitelbaumFebruary 1, 1924 – August 9, 1986 · Science
María Elena WalshFebruary 1, 1930 – January 10, 2011 · Music
Vladimir AksyonovFebruary 1, 1935 – April 9, 2024 · Space- Tuncel KurtizFebruary 1, 1936 – September 27, 2013 · Film
Jimmy Carl BlackFebruary 1, 1938 – November 1, 2008 · Music
Claude FrançoisFebruary 1, 1939 – March 11, 1978 · Music
Fritjof CapraFebruary 1, 1939 – present · Science
Wally FunkFebruary 1, 1939 – July 8, 2026 · Space
Joe SampleFebruary 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014 · Music
Lev LeshchenkoFebruary 1, 1942 – present · Music
Helena Norberg-HodgeFebruary 1, 1946 – present · Film
Frank J. TiplerFebruary 1, 1947 – present · Science
Rick JamesFebruary 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004 · Music
Tsui HarkFebruary 1, 1951 – present · Film
Roger Y. TsienFebruary 1, 1952 – August 24, 2016 · Science
Daniel M. TaniFebruary 1, 1961 – present · Space
Israel TsvaygenbaumFebruary 1, 1961 – present · Art
Takashi MurakamiFebruary 1, 1962 – present · Art
Meg CabotFebruary 1, 1967 – present · Art
Lisa Marie PresleyFebruary 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023 · Music
Pauly ShoreFebruary 1, 1968 – present · Film
Bahman GhobadiFebruary 1, 1969 – present · Film
Joshua RedmanFebruary 1, 1969 – present · Music
Jill KellyFebruary 1, 1971 – present · Film
Leymah GboweeFebruary 1, 1972 – present · Politics
Sara TavaresFebruary 1, 1978 – November 19, 2023 · Music
Marilou BerryFebruary 1, 1983 – present · Film
Abbi JacobsonFebruary 1, 1984 – present · Film
ShellbackFebruary 1, 1985 – present · Music
Heather MorrisFebruary 1, 1987 – present · Film
Laura MarlingFebruary 1, 1990 – present · Film
Oliver HeldensFebruary 1, 1995 – present · Music