On February 1, history records 48 notable events, 187 famous births and 84 deaths, spanning the years 481 to 1835.
Events on this day include: Vandal king Huneric organises a conference between Catholic and Arian bishops at Carthage. (481); The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. (1327).
Notable people born on February 1 include Walter de Stapledon (1261), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (1447).
Notable figures who died on this day include Kan B'alam I (583), Pope Stephen III (772), Ramiro I of Asturias (850).
Events on 1 February 48
See all →Vandal king Huneric organises a conference between Catholic and Arian bishops at Carthage.
The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders
The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
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Birthdays on 1 February 187
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Deaths on 1 February 84
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