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What happened in history on this day: February 1?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On February 1 in ...
- 1999 - Microsoft announces a new version of Windows CE, adding support for color displays.
- 1925 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the Alice Comedy film Alice Gets Stung to theaters.
- 1926 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Little Parade to theaters.
- 1956 - The Stage Coach attraction ceases operationing in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled A Day in the Life of Donald Duck.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Smoke, part one.
- 1973 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The World's Greatest Athlete to theaters.
- 1987 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled You Ruined My Life.
- 1989 - Disney launches Hollywood Pictures.
- 1990 - Disney releases the film Bambi on laserdisc in the US, for US$30-40.
- 1991 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Run to theatres.
- 1994 - The US government leases the Disney Inn hotel at Walt Disney World and renames it Shades of Green, for use by the US Army.
- 2000 - Buena Home Entertainment releases the film Tarzan on videocassette and DVD in the US.
- 2002 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Count of Monte Cristo to theaters in the US.
- 1969 - At the Daytona International Raceway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Daytona 24 Hours race is held.
- Finishing 1st in GT +5000 class and 16th overall is the Zorian Productions #96 Corvette driven by Smokey Drolet, John Tremblay, Vince Gimondo, and John Belperche.
- Tony DeLorenzo races the Owens Corning Fiberglass #66 Corvette Sting Ray L88 but does not finish due to a fire.
- Wedge Rafferty races the Wes Rafferty #16 Corvette but does not finish due to engine failure.
- Jerry Thompson, Jim Harrell, and Tony DeLorenzo race the Owens Corning Fiberglass #67 Corvette Sting Ray but do not finish due to an accident.
- Ed Lowther, Robert Esseks, and Frank Dominianni race the Robert D. Esseks #69 Corvette L88 but do not finish due to engine failure.
- 1975 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, the Daytona 24 Hours race is held.
- Placing 13th in GTO class, 5th in GT class, and 19th overall is the Jerry Thompson #18 Corvette driven by Jerry Thompson, Andrew Bach, and Don Yenko. The car is not running at the finish.
- Finishing 15th in GTO class, 6th in GT class, and 21st overall is the Bill Arnold #73 Corvette driven by Bill Arnold, and Bob Biernerth.
- Finishing 20th in GTO class and 29th overall is the James W. Persinger #98 Corvette driven by James Alspaugh and Gene Persinger.
- Placing 28th in GTO class, and 42nd overall is the John Greenwood #75 Corvette driven by John Greenwood, Vince Muzzin, and Carl Shafer. The car is not running at the finish due to an accident.
- Placing 30th in GTO class, and 45th overall is the Garcia Racing #15 Corvette driven by Javier Garcia and George Garcia. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 31st in GTO class, and 46th overall is the John Carusso #42 Corvette driven by John Carusso and Dick Vreeland. The car is not running at the finish due to engine failure.
- 1983 - General Motors first begins officially using the name Corvette for toy cars, etc.
- 1986 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the 24th Sunbank 24 at Daytona race is held, over two days.
- The Hendrick Motorsports Corvette GTP driven by Sarel Van Der Merwe and Bill Adam qualifies in record time, but is withdrawn prior to the race due to a vibration during the morning warm-up.
- Don Knowles, Bob McConnell, and Tommy Morrison race the #88 1986 Corvette, but a broken transmission ends its race.
- Ron Grable, Bobby Carradine, and John Heinricy race the #87 1986 Corvette, but a broken transmission ends its race as well.
- 2002 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, round 1 of the Grand-Am Cup series is held.
- Finishing 2nd in GSI class and 2nd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 7th in GSI class and 7th overall is the Powell Motorsport #02 Corvette, driven by Michael Weinberg and Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 8th in GSI class and 8th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker, Shane Lewis, and Will Nonnamaker.
- 2003 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round one of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 10th overall is the Morgan Dollar Motorsports #46 Corvette, driven by Charles Morgan, Rob Morgan, Lance Norick, and Jim Pace.
- Placing 6th in GTS class and 21st overall is the Flis Motorsports #09 Corvette, driven by Paul Menard, James Briody, Doug Goad, and Paul Mears Jr. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 7th in GTS class and 26th overall is the ACP Motorsports / Xtreme Racing Group #19 Corvette, driven by Anthony Puleo, Robert Dubler, Kerry Hitt, and Mark Kennedy. The car is not running at the finish due to overheating.
- Placing 8th in GTS class and 27th overall is the Team Re/Max Racing #05 Corvette, driven by Craig Conway, Rick Carelli, Davy Liniger, and John Metcalf. The car is not running at the finish due to overheating.
- Placing 10th in GTS class and 30th overall is the Derhaag Motorsports #40 Corvette, driven by Derek Bell, Justin Bell, Simon Gregg, and Kenny Wilden. The car is not running at the finish due to a failed water pump. The Corvette placed first in qualifying, but is forced to start in seventh place, behind the Daytona Prototype class cars, some of which did not even qualify.
- 1942 - Bombers and torpedo bombers from the US carrier Enterprise attack Japanese positions in Kwajalein and the island of Taroa in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. No planes are shot down.
- 1942 - (evening) In the Philippines, about 13 Japanese landing barges are spotted approaching Agaloma Bay.
- 1943 - The German 21st Panzer Division of the 5th Panzer Army captures the French garrison at Faid pass.
- 1943 - A British Stirling bomber with H2S technology crashes in Holland, potentially giving the Germans a head-start on understanding and countering the technology.
- 1944 - The Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff agrees to postpone Operation Overlord by a month.
- 1944 - American forces invade Kwajalein.
- 1945 - US General Dwight Eisenhower issues a directive authorizing Operations Veritable and Grenade.
- 1973 - The USSR issues six postage stamps marking the 30th anniversary of victory over Germany at Stalingrad.
- 2001 - The British government issues 10,000 Pound compensation packages for those British citizens (or surviving spouses) held prisoner by the Japanese in World War II.
- 1989 - Atari files a lawsuit against Nintendo for US$250 million in US District Court. Atari accuses Nintendo of violation of anti-trust laws, due to Nintendo's licensing agreements preventing licensees from releasing game titles on competing systems for two years.
- 1990 - Nintendo ships the Super Mario Bros. 3 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US.
- 2000 - Sega releases the Crazy Taxi video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the Star Fox Assault video game for the GameCube in the US. Included is a full unlockable version of classic game Xevious.
- 1713 - (about 1200 hours) 3,000 Janissaries from Bender commence an attack on King Karl's position. After eight hours of fierce fighting, Karl is finally captured. 15 Swedes and over 200 Turks died in the battle. King Karl is taken prisoner to Demotika, near Adrianople (Constantinople).
- 2000 - The Bank of Sweden presents to the King millenium coins featuring, for the first time on a coin, portraits of King Carl Gustav and daughter Crown Princess Victoria.
- 1960 - The A & W Root Beer Company applies for a service mark on an image of a large glass mug with "A & W" and "ROOT BEER", a curved handle, and foam on top of the mug.
- 1996 - The A & W Concentrate Company first uses an image of a barrel and text "Barrel Aged, Bold Taste!".
- 1936 - A Proclamation authorizes a change in legend and design for the dollar coin for 1936.
- 1950 - The Canadian Numismatic Association is officially launched, with over 200 members.
- 1965 - Minister of Finance Walter Gordon announces that the Royal Canadian Mint will expand production of 1965 mint sets later in the year, so that all orders it receives will be filled.
- 1999 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases to circulation the second 1999 25c coin, featuring a "Etched in Stone" design, inspired by petroglyphs.
- 1905 - Hague soccer team ADO forms.
- 1908 - Birth of Albie Booth collegiate Hall of Fame football star (Yale).
- 1910 - Birth of Jahangir Khan cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36).
- 1914 - New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt.
- 1915 - Birth of Sir Stanley Matthews first British soccer player to be knighted.
- 1919 - Brooklyn Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Cincinatti Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert.
- 1920 - Birth of Pierre Jonquéres d'Oriola France, equestrian jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 64).
- 1920 - Soccer team Quick Boys forms.
- 1922 - Birth of Clifford McWatt cricketer (West Indies wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1954-55).
- 1924 - Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg.
- 1931 - Birth of Madeline Berthod Switzerland, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1938 - Birth of Jacky Cupit golfer (Rookie of the Year 1961).
- 1940 - Birth of Herve Filion sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame).
- 1941 - Birth of Anatoliy Firssov USSR, ice hockey play (Olympics-gold-1964, 68, 72).
- 1941 - Birth of Franco Nones Italy, 30K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1941 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn.
- 1941 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.
- 1942 - Birth of Dave Sincock cricketer (chinaman bowler played for Australia 1964-66).
- 1947 - Birth of Terry Hibbitt soccer star.
- 1948 - Birth of Debbie Austin LPGA golfer.
- 1949 - Birth of Jimmy Lee Thorpe Roxboro North Carolina, PGA golfer (1985 Greater Milwaukee Open).
- 1954 - Soccer team The County forms in Doetinchem.
- 1957 - Birth of Donna Adamek Duarte California, bowler (BWAA Woman of Year 1978-81).
- 1958 - Birth of Maureen Madill Coleraine Northern Ireland, golfer (British Open Amateur 1979).
- 1959 - Birth of Carolyn Hill Santa Monica California, LPGA golfer (1994 McCall's Classic).
- 1959 - Birth of Mike Horan NFL punter (New York Giants).
- 1959 - Birth of Wade Wilson NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1959 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss.
- 1959 - US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins.
- 1959 - Wiffi Smith win LPGA Havana Golf Tournament.
- 1959 - Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1960 - 34th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (7-5 6-2).
- 1960 - 48th Australian Men's Tennis: Rod Laver beats N Fraser (5-7 3-6 6-3 8-6 8-6).
- 1961 - Birth of Gina Hull Jacksonville Florida, LPGA golfer (1989 USX Golf Classic-8th).
- 1961 - Mackay and Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw vs West Indies.
- 1962 - National League releases its first 162-game schedule.
- 1965 - Birth of David Callaghan cricketer (South African all-rounder in one-dayers 1992).
- 1965 - National League adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster.
- 1966 - Birth of Eddie Zambrano Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs).
- 1966 - Birth of Michelle Akers Santa Clara California, soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Tim Naehring Cincinnati Ohio, infielder (Boston Red Sox).
- 1967 - Ernie Bromley cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies.
- 1968 - Birth of George Quigley Jr Cincinnati Ohio, skeet (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Javier Sanchez Spain, tennis star.
- 1968 - Birth of Kent Mercker Dublin Ohio, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1968 - Birth of Mark Recchi Kamloops, NHL right wing (Montréal Canadiens).
- 1968 - Birth of Sean Millington Canadian Football League fullback (British Columbia Lions).
- 1968 - Lawson Little amateur golfer (US/British Opens 1934, 35), dies at 57.
- 1968 - Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers.
- 1969 - Birth of Bryan Jacob Palatka Florida, 59 kg (130 pounds) weightlifter (Olympics-1992, 96).
- 1969 - Birth of John Moore Australian baseball catcher (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn.
- 1969 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood.
- 1970 - Birth of Eric Mobley NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1970 - Birth of Malik Sealy NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers).
- 1971 - Birth of Ajay Jadeja cricketer (Indian opening batsman).
- 1971 - Birth of Derek Byrd NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Robert O'Neal WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1971 - Birth of Tommy Salo Surahammar Sweden, NHL goalie (Team Sweden, New York Islanders).
- 1971 - Jim A J Christy cricket (10 Tests for South Africa, 638 runs at 34 33), dies.
- 1972 - Birth of Geoff Sanderson Hay River, NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers).
- 1972 - Birth of Richard Becker Aurora Illinois, outfielder (Minnesota Twin).
- 1972 - Birth of [Thomas] Carlton Bruner US, 1500 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Andrew DeClercq NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics).
- 1973 - Birth of Elena Makarova Moscow Russia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Val).
- 1973 - Birth of Michael Joyce Santa Monica California, tennis star (1989 USTA National Boys' 18).
- 1973 - Birth of Tlia Reima ice hockey center (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1973 - Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1974 - Birth of Walter McCarty NBA forward (Boston Celtics).
- 1975 - First successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks.
- 1975 - Birth of Martijn Reuser Dutch soccer player (Ajax).
- 1976 - East Lansing police arrest Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to.
- 1976 - Judy Rankin win LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1977 - Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball.
- 1981 - 11th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7.
- 1981 - 31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland.
- 1981 - Sandra Palmer win LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek.
- 1981 - Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final MCG.
- 1984 - Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner.
- 1985 - Azharuddin scores third Test century in third Test Cricket (122 vs England).
- 1985 - Saint Louis Cardinals trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to San Francisco Giants for Jack Clark.
- 1985 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin.
- 1987 - 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons.
- 1987 - Kathy Postlewait win LPGA Mazda Golf Classic.
- 1987 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6.
- 1991 - Craig McDermott takes 8-97 vs England at the WACA.
- 1991 - Phil Watson, NHL coach (New York Rangers), dies.
- 1992 - Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract ($4.7 million).
- 1992 - Denis Potvin's #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders.
- 1994 - Irina Privalova runs world record 50 metre indoor (6.03 seconds).
- 1994 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty to his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. He accepts a plea bargain, admitting to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony against Harding.
- 1995 - Amy van Dikes swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly (26.73).
- 1995 - Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand vs Pakistan, brotherly record.
- 1995 - John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at 74.
- 1998 - 86th Australian Mens Tennis: Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (6-2 6-2 6-2).
- 1998 - Australian Mixed Doubles Tennis: J Gimelstob and V Williams beat Suk and Sukova (6-2 6-1).
- 1998 - NFL Pro Bowl Game, AFC beats NFC 29-24.
- 2004 - The New England Patriots win NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII, as Adam Vinatieri kicks the game-winning field goal with four seconds left.
- 2006 - Death of Dick Brooks, American auto racer (born 1942).
- 2006 - At a luncheon at Safeco Field, baseball player Craig Biggio becomes the 41st recipient of the Hutch Award.
- 1958 - First US satellite (Explorer I) launched.
- 1989 - Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 at perihelion.
- 1993 - Soyuz TM-16 lands.
- 1994 - Large meteorite falls near Kusaie, Pacific Ocean.
- 2003 - American Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon re-entry, killing all seven astronauts onboard: Michael P. Anderson (born 1959), David M. Brown (born 1956), Kalpana Chawla (born 1961), Laurel Clark (born 1961), Rick Husband (born 1957), William McCool (born 1961), Ilan Ramon (Israeli) (born 1954).
- 1814 - Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200.
- 1953 - Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835.
Other history:
- 1920 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police.
- 1972 - First scientific hand-held calculator (Hewlett-Packard HP-35) introduced ($395).
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