Lets play a new game
This thread is created with the intention of turning the page of world history. Looking at the world history (years & eras) everyday.
Today is 01/02/2013. Lets see the historical events happened/occured on 01 February in previous years/Eras.
772 - Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1261 - Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)
1884 - 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published
1983 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
2003 - Kalpana Chawla died in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Tomorrow we will see some important historical events happened on 02 February.
If you have any information on historical event happened on 01 February, You are requested to post immediately.
Lets play the game and gain knowledge.
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Historical Events on 7th February.
457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1238 - The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
1613 - Michail Romanov (16) becomes czar of Russia.
1812 - 8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri.
1959 - Dorothy Rigney sells White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M.
1995 - Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch & Mike Gatting.
1995 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting
1988 Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens
1301 Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes 1st prince of Wales
Famous People Born on February 7.
Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, an American author born on February 7, 1867.
Chris Rock, an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director born on February 7, 1965.
Garth Brooks, an American country music artist born on February 7, 1962.
Thomas More, known to Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist born on February 7, 1478.
Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic born on February 7, 1812.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, an American author born on February 7, 1867.
Chris Rock, an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director born on February 7, 1965.
Garth Brooks, an American country music artist born on February 7, 1962.
Thomas More, known to Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist born on February 7, 1478.
08 February.
Jagjit Singh, a prominent Indian Ghazal singer , songwriter and musician born on 8th February.
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Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh, was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the "Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jagjit Singh, a prominent Indian Ghazal singer , songwriter and musician born on 8th February.
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Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh, was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the "Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.
08 February.
Jagjit Singh, a prominent Indian Ghazal singer , songwriter and musician born on 8th February.
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Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh, was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the "Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.
this one, you quoted nice :P
Your birthday too :laugh: :laugh:
Celebrities born 12th February
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809)
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln successfully led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was mostly self-educated, and became a country lawyer, a Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator during the 1830s, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1840s.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809)
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln successfully led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was mostly self-educated, and became a country lawyer, a Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator during the 1830s, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1840s.
Celebrities born 12th February (contd.)
Charles Darwin - English naturalist.
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Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Charles Darwin - English naturalist.
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Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.
Historical events happened on 15th February.
1938 - Japan invades China
1942 - Singapore Surrenders in World War II (Japanese had captured Singapore troops which lead them to surrender).
1971 - D Day introduces Decimal Currency in England.
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Celebrities born on 15th February.
Galileo Galilei, born on 15 February 1564 who has been called "father of modern observational astronomy","father of modern physics","father of science"and "Father of Modern Science". He played several roles such as Physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. Whenever we think about telescope, his name automatically comes to our mind.
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Galileo Galilei, born on 15 February 1564 who has been called "father of modern observational astronomy","father of modern physics","father of science"and "Father of Modern Science". He played several roles such as Physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. Whenever we think about telescope, his name automatically comes to our mind.
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