What are the important events that happened on February 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

February 1: Facts & Myths About This Day

February 1 is the 32^nd 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.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 19, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,445,760 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontadigon’ day.

Aquarius is the zodiac 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.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,059 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

February 1 Historical Events

• 1327 –
  Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
• 1790 –
  In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
• 1814 –
  Mayon Volcano, in the Philippines, erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
• 1876 –
  A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Pennsylvanian Irish anti-owner coal miners, the “Molly Maguires”, to disband.
• 1919 –
  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Sheep in Chinese astrology.
• 1968 –
  The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form the ill-fated Penn Central Transportation.
• 1979 –
  Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
• 1989 –
  The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
• 1993 –
  Gary Bettman becomes the NHL’s first commissioner
• 2004 –
  Janet Jackson’s breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.

Who were born on February 1?

• 1851 –
  Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908)
• 1882 –
  Louis Stephen St. Laurent, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)
• 1928 –
  Tom Lantos, American politician (d. 2008)
• 1930 –
  Shahabuddin Ahmed, former President of Bangladesh
• 1932 –
  Jan Ramberg, Swedish law professor, and arbitration court judge
• 1939 –
  Paul Gillmor, American politician (d. 2007)
• 1954 –
  Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag)
• 1963 –
  Takashi Murakami, Japanese artist
• 1965 –
  Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
• 1981 –
  Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer

Who died on February 1?

• 1908 –
  King Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 1922 –
  William Desmond Taylor, American silent film actor and director; his murder remains unsolved. (b. 1872)
• 1945 –
  Prince Kiril of Bulgaria, prince of Bulgaria (b. 1895)
• 1957 –
  Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)
• 1989 –
  Elaine de Kooning, American artist (b. 1918)
• 1991 –
  Carol Dempster, American actress (b. 1901)
• 2003 –
  Crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster): David Brown (b. 1956)
• 2003 –
  Crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster): Willie McCool (b. 1961)
• 2005 –
  John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
• 2006 –
  Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)