About February 1
February 1, 2024 is the 32nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 334 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 9 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On February 1
- 1709 –Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
- 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.
- 1790 –In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
- 1793 –French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
- 1893 –Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
- 1897 –Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- 1908 –King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe are killed in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon.
- 1918 –Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar.
- 1920 –The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
- 1942 –World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
- 1968 –The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form the ill-fated Penn Central Transportation.
- 1974 –Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory.
- 1989 –The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
- 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.
- 1993 –Gary Bettman becomes the NHL’s first commissioner
- 1996 –The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
- 2005 –King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
- 2009 –Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is chosen the first female Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the first openly gay head of government in the modern world.
- 2041 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.
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