This day in History - February 1

526 Historic Events for February 1
1933 Event Colonial govt arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname
1934 Birth Bob Shane, vocalist (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons)
1934 Event Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his
1935 Event 1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol
1935 Birth Vladimir Viktorovich Aksyonov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 22, T-2)
1935 Birth Ruth Clarke, Moderator (General Assembly of the United Reform Church)
1935 Event James T Farrell finishes his "Studs Lonigan" trilogy
1936 Birth G H Blake, Principal (Collingwood College, Durham U)
1937 Death Marguerite Audoux, writer, dies
1937 Birth Don Everly, Brownie Ky, vocalist (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie)
1937 Birth Dr Hook, [Ray Sawyer], Ala, vocalist (Dr Hook-When You're in Love)
1937 Birth Garrett Morris, New Orleans La, actor (SNL, Martin, Carwash)
1937 Event Stapleton, Staten Island becomes a customs-free port
1938 Birth Jacky Cupit, golfer (Rookie of Year 1961)
1938 Birth Jimmy Carl Black, rocker (Mothers Of Invention)
1938 Birth Sherman Hemsley, Phila, actor (All in the Family, Jeffersons, Amen)
1939 Birth Del McCoury, bluegrass singer/musician
1939 Birth Paul E Gillmor, (Rep-R-Ohio)
1939 Birth Ray Sawyer, rocker
1940 Birth Bibi Besch, Vienna Austria, actress (Star Trek 2, Beast Within)
1940 Birth Herve Filion, sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame)
1940 Event Russia begins new offensive against Finland
1941 Birth Anatoliy Firssov, USSR, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
1941 Birth Robert Walmsley, British Vice-Admiral
1941 Birth Franco Nones, Italy, 30K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1968)