February 1st, 1796

Born on February 1st, 1796

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What happened on February 1st, 1796?

February 1st, 1796

The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.

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What else happened on February 1st?

February 1st, 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.

February 1st, 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.

February 1st, 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.

February 1st, 2012

Following an Egyptian Premier League match in Port Said, Al Masry fans rioted and violently attacked Al Ahly supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.

February 1st, 2009

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (pictured) became the first female prime minister of Iceland.

February 1st, 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.

February 1st, 2003

All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry.

February 1st, 2001

The Timor-Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.

February 1st, 1985

Aeroflot Flight 7841 crashed shortly after takeoff from Minsk National Airport, killing fifty-eight people on board.

February 1st, 1979

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty.

February 1st, 1978

After having served 42 days in prison for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, Polish film director Roman Polanski fled the United States before the formal sentencing hearing.

February 1st, 1972

Kuala Lumpur (pictured), the capital of Malaysia, was granted city status.

February 1st, 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.

February 1st, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 1st

Born on February 1st, 1796

69

Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich

Swiss poet (1796-1865)

*February 1st, 1796, Brugg †December 1st, 1865, Gebenstorf

Same year
Born in 1796

71

Franz Berwald

Swedish composer

*July 23rd, 1796, Stockholm †April 3rd, 1868, Stockholm

66

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

New Zealand politician (1796-1862)

*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington

77

Adolphe Quetelet

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)

*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of Brussels

53

Michał Mycielski

Brigadier general (1796–1849)

*June 24th, 1796, Berlin †September 27th, 1849, Maincy

43

Charles Follen

German-American educator

*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound

63

Horace Mann

American politician (1796-1859)

*May 4th, 1796, Franklin †August 2nd, 1859, Yellow Springs

21

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)

*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont

61

Daniel Elster

Composer and choir director (1796-1857)

*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen

80

Fernán Caballero

Spanish women novelist

*December 24th, 1796, Morges †April 7th, 1877, Seville

77

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist

*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid

90

Asher Brown Durand

American painter and engraver (1796-1886)

*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood

82

Giorgio Pallavicino Trivulzio

Italian politician (1796-1878)

*April 24th, 1796, Milan †August 4th, 1878, Casteggio

56

Robert James Graves

Irish surgeon (1796–1853)

*March 27th, 1796, Dublin †March 20th, 1853, Dublin

75

Robert Wight

Scottish surgeon, botanist and botanical collector (1796-1872)

*July 6th, 1796, East Lothian †May 26th, 1872, Reading

61

Charles FitzRoy

British military officer (1796–1858)

*June 10th, 1796, Derbyshire †February 16th, 1858, London

52

Stephan Ludwig Roth

Transylvanian Saxon intellectual, pedagogue and Lutheran pastor (1796-1849)

*November 24th, 1796, Mediaș †May 11th, 1849, Cluj-Napoca

69

Philippe Buchez

French historian, sociologist, and politician (1796-1865)

*March 31st, 1796, Matagne-la-Petite †August 11th, 1865, Rodez

76

John Torrey

U.S. botanist (1796–1873)

*August 15th, 1796, New York City †March 10th, 1873, New York City

65

John Stevens Henslow

British botanist, priest and geologist (1796-1861)

*February 6th, 1796, Rochester †May 16th, 1861, Hitcham

50

Casimir de Scorbiac

French catholic priest and vicar general

*March 4th, 1796, Montauban †October 1st, 1846, Montauban

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Leap year

Yes: 1796 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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