What events happened on February 1?

What events happened on February 1?

👉 HOLIDAYS:

🌏 World Hijab Day.
🌏 World Aspergillosis Day.
🌏 Robinson Crusoe Day.

🔹 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:

🇺🇸 USA – National Dark Chocolate Day.
🇭🇺 Hungary – Republic Day.
🇺🇸 USA – National Liberation Day.
🇷🇼 Rwanda – Heroes’ Day.
🇲🇾 Malaysia – Federal Territories Day.
🇲🇺 Mauritius – Abolition of Slavery Day.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Communist Regime.
🇳🇮 Nicaragua – Air Force Day.

👉 EVENTS:

– 1186 – The Ionians capture Margate Castle in Syria.
– 1327 – Edward III is proclaimed king in England.
– 1411 – The Great War (1409-1411) ends with the conclusion of a treaty.
– 1587 – Queen Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant for Mary Stuart.
– 1662 – Taiwan falls to Zheng He.
– 1702 – The struggle for the Spanish throne: Battle of Cremona.
– 1709 – Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who lived alone on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean for more than 4 years and became the prototype of Robinson Crusoe, is found.
– 1720 – Sweden and Prussia sign a peace treaty.
– 1732 – Russia and Iran sign the Treaty of Rasht.
– 1742 – Sardinia and Austria sign a treaty of alliance.
– 1790 – The Supreme Court meets for the first time in New York.
– 1793 – France declares war on England and the Netherlands.
– 1810 – Seville (Spain) surrenders to the French.
– 1816 – The first secret political society of the Decembrists, “Soyuz Spaseniya”, was founded.
– 1835 – Slavery was abolished in Mauritius.
– 1865 – Slavery was abolished in the USA.
– 1908 – King Carlos I and Duke Luis Filipe were shot dead by terrorists in Lisbon.
– 1920 – Khiva was captured by the Red Army. Said Abdullakhan abdicated.
– 1924 – Great Britain officially recognized the USSR.
– 1926 – The Kyrgyz ASSR was founded.
– 1930 – The Times published the first crossword puzzle.
– 1931 – The Central Factory of Soyuzkino (now Mosfilm) was opened.
– 1942 – Vidkun Quisling became Prime Minister of Norway.
– 1945 – World War II: Ecuador declares war on Germany.
– 1946 – Trygve Lie is elected the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
– 1946 – Hungary is declared a republic.
– 1949 – Israel officially annexes West Jerusalem.
– 1958 – Egypt and Syria form the United Arab Republic.
– 1978 – Film director Roman Polanski flees the United States to France.
– 1979 – Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile.
– 1982 – Intel releases the first 16-bit processor on the second generation x86 architecture – the Intel 80286.
– 1992 – Declaration of the end of the Cold War between Russia and the United States.
– 1994 – Schengen Agreement enters into force.
– 1994 – Diplomatic relations were established between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Zambia.
– 2000 – Due to an accident at a Romanian gold mining plant, a large amount of toxic cyanide was released into the Danube, which led to an ecological disaster in many countries.
– 2001 – The Korean Entrepreneurs Support Fund was established.
– 2003 – The Columbia steamship sank.
– 2003 – The Treaty of Nice came into force.
– 2012 – The Port Said disaster.