{"id":2378,"date":"2024-01-01T02:46:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/?p=2378"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:49:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:19:15","slug":"history-of-1-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundabook.com\/en\/history-of-1-february\/","title":{"rendered":"History of 1 February"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>History of 1 February<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1946<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Trygve Lie\u00a0of Norway is picked to be the first\u00a0United Nations Secretary-General.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1946<\/strong> \u2013 The\u00a0Parliament of Hungary\u00a0abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the\u00a0Hungarian Republic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1953\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0North Sea flood of 1953\u00a0is caused by a heavy storm which occurred overnight, 31 January-1 February 1953; floods strike the Netherlands, Belgium, and the U.K.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1960\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Four black students stage the first of the\u00a0Greensboro sit-ins\u00a0at a lunch counter in\u00a0Greensboro, North Carolina.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1964\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0The Beatles\u00a0have their first number one hit in the United States with &#8220;I Want to Hold Your Hand&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1965\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Hamilton River in\u00a0Labrador, Canada is renamed the\u00a0Churchill River\u00a0in honor of\u00a0Winston Churchill.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1968\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Vietnam War: The execution of\u00a0Viet Cong\u00a0officer\u00a0Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n L\u00e9m\u00a0by\u00a0South Vietnamese\u00a0National Police Chief\u00a0Nguy\u1ec5n Ng\u1ecdc Loan\u00a0is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by\u00a0Eddie Adams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1968<\/strong> \u2013 Canada&#8217;s three military services, the\u00a0Royal Canadian Navy, the\u00a0Canadian Army, and the\u00a0Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the\u00a0Canadian Forces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1968<\/strong> \u2013 The\u00a0New York Central Railroad\u00a0and the\u00a0Pennsylvania Railroad\u00a0are merged to form\u00a0Penn Central Transportation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1972\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Kuala Lumpur\u00a0becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the\u00a0Yang di-Pertuan Agong\u00a0of\u00a0Malaysia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1974\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0A fire\u00a0in the 25-story\u00a0Joelma Building\u00a0in\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1979\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Iranian\u00a0Ayatollah\u00a0Ruhollah Khomeini\u00a0returns to\u00a0Tehran\u00a0after nearly 15 years of exile.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the\u00a0City of Kalgoorlie\u2013Boulder.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 A runway collision between\u00a0USAir Flight 1493\u00a0and\u00a0SkyWest Flight 5569\u00a0at\u00a0Los Angeles International Airport\u00a0results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1992\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Chief Judicial Magistrate of\u00a0Bhopal\u00a0court declares\u00a0Warren Anderson, ex-CEO\u00a0of\u00a0Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the\u00a0Bhopal disaster case.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Communications Decency Act\u00a0is passed by the\u00a0U.S. Congress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Rear Admiral\u00a0Lillian E. Fishburne\u00a0becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the\u00a0<i>Wall Street Journal<\/i>, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Space Shuttle\u00a0<i>Columbia<\/i>\u00a0disintegrated during the reentry\u00a0of mission\u00a0STS-107\u00a0into the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2004\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the\u00a0Hajj\u00a0pilgrimage in\u00a0Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2005\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 King\u00a0Gyanendra of Nepal\u00a0carries out a\u00a0coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat\u00a0to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The\u00a0first cabinet of J\u00f3hanna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir\u00a0was formed in\u00a0Iceland, making\u00a0her\u00a0the country&#8217;s first female prime minister and the world&#8217;s first openly\u00a0gay\u00a0head of government.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of\u00a0clashes\u00a0between fans of Egyptian football teams\u00a0Al-Masry\u00a0and\u00a0Al Ahly\u00a0in the city of\u00a0Port Said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2013\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0The Shard, the\u00a0tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Celebrating Birthday\u2019s Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1975\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Big Boi, American rapper and producer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1975<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1976\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Phil Ivey, American poker player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1976<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1977\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Lari Ketner, American basketball player (d. 2014)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1977<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1978<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Tim Harding, Australian singer, and actor<\/li>\n<li><strong>1978<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0K&#8217;naan, Somali-Canadian hip-hop artist<\/li>\n<li><strong>1979\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Valent\u00edn Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1979<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<\/li>\n<li><strong>1979<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1980\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0H\u00e9ctor Luna, Dominican baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1980<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Mois\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz, Mexican footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1980<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Rob Austin, English race car driver<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong> \u2013 Christian Gim\u00e9nez, the Argentinian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1981<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Graeme Smith, South African cricketer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1982\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1982<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Heather DeLoach, American actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Kevin Martin, American basketball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Anna Suzuki, Japanese actress, and model<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgian cyclist<\/li>\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Andrew VanWyngarden, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist<\/li>\n<li><strong>1984<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1985\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Dean Shiels, Irish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer, and author<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Austin Jackson, American baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist, and actress<\/li>\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Brett Anderson, American baseball player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1989\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Dan Gosling, English footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>1991\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Kyle Palmieri, American hockey player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1993\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Diego Mella, Italian footballer<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Joe Boyce, Australian rugby league player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994<\/strong> \u2013 Anna-Lena Friedsam, a German tennis player<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of 1 February 1946\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Trygve Lie\u00a0of Norway is picked to be the first\u00a0United Nations Secretary-General. 1946 \u2013 The\u00a0Parliament of Hungary\u00a0abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the\u00a0Hungarian Republic. 1953\u00a0\u2013\u00a0North Sea flood of 1953\u00a0is caused by a heavy storm which occurred overnight, 31 January-1 February 1953; floods strike the Netherlands, Belgium, and the U.K. 1960\u00a0\u2013 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