What happened in history on this day: February 1?
On February 1 in ...
- 1918 - Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1964 - The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" first #1 hit and stays #1 for 7 weeks.
- 1981 - Duke Ellington musical Sophisticated Ladies premieres in New York City, New York.
- 2008 - The Austrian Mint releases Austria's first silver bullion coins, with a 1-ounce 0.999 fine silver coin depicting musical instruments and the Golden Concert Hall.
Births on February 1
- 1892 - Birth of K Rudolf Mengelberg; composer/musicologist (Amsterdam Concert Hall).
- 1906 - Birth of Hildegarde Adell in Wisconsin, USA; night club singer ("I'll Be Seeing You").
- 1906 - Birth of Pierre Cardevielle; French composer/conductor (Amants Captifs).
- 1922 - Birth of Renata Tebaldi; opera singer (La Bohéme).
- 1934 - Birth of Bob Shane; vocalist (Kingston Trio - "Scarlet Ribbons").
- 1937 - Birth of Don Everly in Brownie, Kentucky, USA; singer (The Everly Brothers - "Wake Up Little Susie").
- 1937 - Birth of Ray Sawyer AKA Dr Hook in Alabama, USA; vocalist (Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - "When You're in Love").
- 1938 - Birth of Jimmy Carl Black; rocker (Mothers Of Invention).
- 1944 - Birth of Tommy Duffy; rocker (Echos).
- 1948 - Birth of Rick James [James Johnson]; rock/soul/funk vocalist ("Super Freak") (dies 2004).
- 1954 - Birth of Mike Campbell; guitarist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Breakdown").
- 1956 - Birth of Exene Cervenka; singer (X).
- 1964 - Birth of Jani Lane; rocker (Warrant - "Cherry Pie").
- 1965 - Birth of Dwayne Dupuy; country keyboardist (Ricochet).
- 1969 - Birth of Patrick Wilson; Drummer (Weezer).
- 1975 - Birth of Big Boi; rapper (Outkast).
Deaths on February 1
- 1986 - Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at age 58.
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