Tukuk-OS📅 February 1
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on February 1? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2021 — The Burmese military staged a coup d'état that deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking nationwide protests and a civil war.
- 2012 — Following an Egyptian Premier League match in Port Said, Al Masry fans rioted and violently attacked Al Ahly supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.
- 2009 — Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (pictured) became the first female prime minister of Iceland.
- 2004 — During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction", resulting in an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in U.S. broadcasting.
- 2003 — All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry.
- 2001 — The Timor-Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.
- 1979 — Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty.
Ruhollah KhomeiniRuhollah Khomeini's return to IranIranian Revolution
- 1972 — Kuala Lumpur (pictured), the capital of Malaysia, was granted city status.
- 1960 — Civil rights movement: Four African-American students staged the first of more than five months of sit-ins at an F. W. Woolworth lunch counter (pictured) in Greensboro, North Carolina, to protest the company's policy of racial segregation.
- 1957 — Invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, the first working prototype of the Wankel rotary engine ran for the first time at the research and development department of NSU Motorenwerke AG.
- 1942 — Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, began broadcasting to Germany during World War II.
- 1896 — Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, eventually becoming one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.
- 1884 — The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary, a 352-page volume that covered words from A to ant, was published.
- 1814 — More than 1,200 people died in the most destructive recorded eruption of Mayon in the Philippines.
- 1662 — Sino-Dutch conflicts: After besieging Fort Zeelandia for nine months, Ming loyalist Zheng Chenggong secured the Dutch East India Company's surrender and the end of their rule in Taiwan.
- 1411 — The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.
- 1329 — The Teutonic Knights successfully besieged the hillfort of Medvėgalis (pictured) in Samogitia, Lithuania, and baptised the defenders in the Catholic rite.
- 1327 — Fourteen-year-old Edward III was crowned King of England, but with the country ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
Births
- 2002 — Brian Brobbey, Dutch footballer
- 2002 — Seth Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2001 — Egor Chinakhov, Russian ice hockey player
- 2000 — Talanoa Hufanga, American football player
- 1999 — Mohamed Abdelmonem, Egyptian footballer
- 1998 — Jazz Chisholm Jr., Bahamian baseball player
- 1997 — Drew Eubanks, American basketball player
- 1997 — Jihyo, South Korean singer
- 1996 — Ahmad Abughaush, Jordanian taekwondo athlete
- 1996 — Doyoung, South Korean singer
- 1996 — Azurá Stevens, American basketball player
- 1994 — Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
Deaths
- 2025 — Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (born 1943)
- 2025 — Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (born 1938)
- 2022 — Remi De Roo, Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church (born 1924)
- 2021 — Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (born 1977)
- 2021 — Temur Tsiklauri, Georgian pop singer and actor (born 1946)
- 2019 — Jeremy Hardy, English comedian, radio host and panelist (born 1961)
- 2019 — Clive Swift, English actor (born 1936)
- 2019 — Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (born 1959)
- 2018 — Barys Kit, Belarusian rocket scientist (born 1910)
- 2018 — Mowzey Radio, Ugandan singer and songwriter (born 1985)
- 2017 — Desmond Carrington, British actor and broadcaster (born 1926)
- 2016 — Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores, Guatemalan general and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (born 1930)
Observances & holidays
- Abolition of Slavery Day (Mauritius)
- Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Candelaria of San José
- Christian feast day: Brigid of Ireland (Saint Brigid's Day)
- Christian feast day: Verdiana
- Christian feast day: February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Earliest day on which Constitution Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. (Mexico)
- Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
- Foundation Day (of the Ryukyu Kingdom, celebrated in Okinawa Prefecture)
- Heroes Day (Rwanda)
- Saint Brigid's Day/Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere)
- Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
- National Freedom Day (United States)
- The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada)
- World Hijab Day
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