About February 1

February 1, 2022 is the 32nd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 333 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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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.

What Happened On February 1

  • 1662 –
    The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
  • 1814 –
    Mayon Volcano, in the Philippines, erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
  • 1835 –
    Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
  • 1865 –
    President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
  • 1884 –
    The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
  • 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.
  • 1920 –
    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
  • 1924 –
    The United Kingdom recognizes the USSR.
  • 1946 –
    Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General.
  • 1957 –
    Felix Wankel’s first working prototype DKM 54 of the Wankel engine runs at the NSU research and development department Versuchsabteilung TX in Germany
  • 1968 –
    The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form the ill-fated Penn Central Transportation.
  • 1974 –
    A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
  • 1979 –
    The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
  • 1982 –
    Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia.
  • 1991 –
    A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the death of 34 persons, and the injury of 30 others.
  • 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.
  • 1996 –
    The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
  • 1998 –
    Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne became the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
  • 2041 –
    New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.

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