1327 — Edward III crowned at Westminster Abbey
On 1 February 1327, fourteen-year-old Edward III was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey in London, in present-day United Kingdom.
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The published February 1 chronology runs from 1327 to 2025, a span of 698 years. It contains 126 sourced records across 50 countries and 9 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.
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- Politics & society · 48 records
- War & conflict · 30 records
- Sport · 19 records
- Arts & culture · 12 records
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- United States · 20 records
- Brazil · 8 records
- United Kingdom · 5 records
- Japan · 4 records
- Saudi Arabia · 4 records
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- Politics & society: Edward III crowned at Westminster Abbey (1327) and 2025 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election (2025) appear 698 years apart in this collection.
- War & conflict: Siege of Medvėgalis (1329) and 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt (2022) appear 693 years apart in this collection.
- Disasters: Mayon eruption devastates Cagsawa (1814) and A boy falls into a well in northern Morocco (2022) appear 208 years apart in this collection.
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February 1 historical events
1329 — Siege of Medvėgalis
The Teutonic Order conducted a siege of Medvėgalis, a Lithuanian fortress in Samogitia, in February 1329. The 18,000-strong Teutonic army — reinforced by many guest crusaders, including King John of Bohemia — captured four Lithuanian fortresses and besieged Medvėgalis. The fortress surrendered, and as many as 6,000 locals were baptized in the Catholic rite.
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1628 — Battle of Treiden (1628)
The Battle of Treiden was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire in February 1, 1628. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Mikołaj Korff and Konstanty Zienowicz defeated the Swedish forces commanded by Gustav Horn.
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1662 — Siege of Fort Zeelandia
The siege of Fort Zeelandia of 1661–1662 ended the Dutch East India Company's rule over Taiwan and began the Kingdom of Tungning's rule over the island.
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1702 — Battle of Cremona
The Battle of Cremona was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on 1 February 1702 between France and Austria. Five months after repulsing the French at the Battle of Chieri (Chiari) in Lombardy, Prince Eugene of Savoy retook the offensive, moving westward with the Austrian army of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor to Cremona on the Po. On 1 February 1702, Eugene conducted a night attack that caught the French garrison, under Marshal François de Neufville, Duc de Velleroi, completely by surprise.
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1713 — Ottoman troops capture Charles XII at Bender
On 1 February 1713 in the Old Style calendar, Ottoman troops attacked the camp of Sweden’s Charles XII at Bender, in present-day Moldova, and captured him after hours of resistance.
February 1 is Old Style; the equivalent Gregorian date is February 12, 1713. The fighting occurred at Bender, not in Russia.
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1741 — Java War (1741–1743)
The Java War of 1741 to 1743 was an armed struggle by a joint Chinese and Javanese army against the Dutch East India Company and pro-Dutch Javanese that took place in central and eastern Java. Ending in victory for the Dutch, the war led to the fall of the Sultanate of Mataram and, indirectly, the founding of both the Sunanate of Surakarta and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. Following years of growing anti-Chinese sentiment, Dutch forces massacred 10,000 ethnic Chinese in Batavia (now Jakarta) in October 1740. A group of survivors led by Khe Pandjang fled east for Semarang. Despite being warned of the impending uprising, the head of the Dutch East India Company's military, Bartholomeus Visscher, ignored his advisers and did not prepare reinforcements. As the situation developed, the court of Pakubuwono II, Sunan of Mataram, decided to tentatively support the Chinese while seemingly helping the Dutch. After the first casualties on 1 February 1741 in Pati, Chinese insurgents spread through central Java, joining forces with the Javanese while staging sham battles to convince the Dutch that the Javanese were supporting them.
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1746 — Siege of Stirling Castle (1746)
The siege of Stirling Castle took place from 8 January to 1 February 1746, during the 1745 Rising, when a Jacobite force besieged Stirling Castle, held by a government garrison under William Blakeney. Despite defeating a relief force under Henry Hawley at Falkirk Muir on 17 January, the siege made little progress; when Cumberland's army began advancing north from Edinburgh, it was abandoned and on 1 February the Jacobites withdrew to Inverness.
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1781 — Battle of Cowan's Ford
The Battle of Cowan's Ford was a battle in the Southern Theater of Cornwallis's 1780–1782 Campaign that eventually led to the British Army's surrender at Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on 1 February 1781 at Cowan's ford on the Catawba River in northwestern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, between a force of about 5,000 British and fewer than a thousand Americans who were attempting to slow the British advance across the river. The American general William Lee Davidson was killed in this battle.
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1783 — 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 1783 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1783. The former delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Delaware Nicholas Van Dyke was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years. The previous president John Dickinson resigned on November 4, 1782, following his election as president of Pennsylvania. The president of the Council John Cook acted as president pending the election of Dickinson's successor.
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1797 — Siege of Hüningen (1796–1797)
In the siege of Hüningen (27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797), the Austrians captured the city from the French. Hüningen is in the present-day Department of Haut-Rhin, France. Its fortress lay approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the Swiss city of Basel and .5 miles (0.80 km) north of the spot where the present-day borders of Germany, France and Switzerland meet.
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1803 — 1803 United States Senate election in New York
The 1803 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 1, 1803, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
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1814 — Battle of La Rothière
The Battle of La Rothière was fought on 1 February 1814 between the French Empire and allied army of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and German States previously allies with France. The French were led by Emperor Napoleon and the coalition army was under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Attacked by a large force in severe weather conditions (wet snowstorm), the French managed to hold until they could retreat under cover of darkness. Multinational coalition forces used white shoulder bands to distinguish friends from foes during the battle.
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1814 — Mayon eruption devastates Cagsawa
On February 1, 1814, Mayon volcano erupted in the Philippines, burying Cagsawa in volcanic debris. About 1,200 people in the town died, according to the cited Philippine volcanology account.
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1820 — Battle of Cepeda (1820)
The Battle of Cepeda of 1820 took place on February 1 in Cañada de Cepeda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The conflict was the first major battle that saw Unitarians and Federals as two constituted sides. It ended with the defeat of the national government. Federal League Provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and José Miguel Carrera joined forces to topple the 1819 centralist Constitution and the Directorial government of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
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1835 — Abolition of slavery takes effect in Mauritius
Slavery was abolished in Mauritius under British colonial rule. The change ended legal ownership of enslaved people and was followed by a period of apprenticeship for many of those affected.
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1842 — 1842 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 1 February 1842. Antonio José Cañas ran as an independent candidate and was elected by the legislature, but he never assumed office.
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1847 — Second Battle of Mora
The Second Battle of Mora was a February 1, 1847, military engagement during the Taos Revolt of the Mexican–American War in and around the village of Mora in US-occupied northern New Mexico. Seeking revenge for United States Army's January 24 defeat at the hands of a Mexican-national militia of Hispanos (acting as Mexican nationals) and their Puebloan allies at First Battle of Mora, Capt. Jesse I. Morin and his men destroyed the village the next week, with the insurgents fleeing into the mountains.
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1855 — Paraguay expedition
The Paraguay Expedition was a United States Naval mission sent to Asunción, Paraguay, in 1858 to demand indemnity and apology from the Paraguayan Government for the 1 February 1855 firing on the U.S. Navy vessel USS Water Witch and for alleged insults against the United States and Paraguay Navigation Company. This was an example of U.S. gunboat diplomacy. Carlos Antonio López agreed to indemnify the families of the crew and the Supreme Court of the United States declared the innocence of the Paraguayan Government in the incidents.
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1861 — Texas in the American Civil War
The American state of Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it had replaced its governor, Sam Houston, who had refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. Houston had tried to forestall any steps the state might take towards secession but the State Legislature threw its support behind a secession convention, whose decision was approved by a statewide plebiscite overwhelmingly.
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1864 — Second Schleswig War
The Second Schleswig War or German-Danish War, also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War, was the second military conflict over the Schleswig–Holstein question of the 19th century. The war began on 1 February 1864, when Prussian and Austrian forces crossed the border into the Danish fief Schleswig. Denmark fought troops of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire representing the German Confederation.
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1865 — Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18, 1865.
President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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1884 — The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which began publication in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, and provides ongoing descriptions of English language usage in its variations around the world.
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1889 — 1889 New South Wales colonial election
The 1889 New South Wales colonial election was held between 1 February and 16 February 1889. This election was for all of the 137 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 37 single-member constituencies, nineteen 2-member constituencies, ten 3-member constituencies and eight 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system.
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1891 — Spanish general election, 1891
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 1 February 1891. At stake were all 401 seats in the Congress of Deputies.
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1893 — Edison’s Black Maria studio completed
On February 1, 1893, the Black Maria motion-picture studio was completed at Edison’s laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. Its revolving structure and adjustable roof helped admit sunlight for filming.
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1895 — Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger
The Fountains Valley is a recreational resort at the southern entrance to Pretoria in South Africa. It was proclaimed as a nature reserve by President Paul Kruger on 1 February 1895. Consequently, this 60 ha reserve, along with the contiguous Groenkloof Nature Reserve, constitute the oldest nature reserves on the African continent. The Apies River flows through the resort, and the area has two natural water sources.
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1896 — Puccini’s La bohème premieres in Turin
On 1 February 1896, Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème had its world premiere at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
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1904 — Santo Domingo Affair
The Santo Domingo Affair, or the Santo Domingo Crisis, refers to an incident from 1 February 1904 to 11 February 1904 involving the United States and Dominican militia forces in the Dominican Republic. After the death of a seaman from the USS Yankee on February 1, the U.S. military launched a punitive expedition which routed the Dominican forces.
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1919 — Khotyn Uprising
The Khotyn Uprising (Romanian: Răscoala de la Hotin or Revolta de la Hotin; Ukrainian: Хотинське повстання, romanized: Khotyns'ke povstannya) was a Ukrainian-led insurrection in the far-northern tip of the Bessarabia region, nestled between Bukovina and Podolia. It occurred on January 7–February 1, 1919, less than a year after Bessarabia's integration into the Romanian Kingdom.
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1937 — 1937 South American Championship play-off
The 1937 South American Championship play-off was a match held to determine the winner of the 1937 South American Championship, the 14th edition of this continental championship, as Argentina and Brazil were tied for the first place after the regular competition. The match took place on February 1, 1937, at Estadio Gasómetro in Buenos Aires. Argentina won the match 2–0, winning its fifth continental title.
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1942 — Chilean presidential election, 1942
Presidential elections were held in Chile on February 1, 1942. The result was a victory for Juan Antonio Ríos of the Radical Party, who received 56% of the vote.
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1942 — Marshalls–Gilberts raids
The Marshalls–Gilberts raids were tactical airstrikes and naval artillery attacks by United States Navy aircraft carrier and other warship forces against Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) garrisons in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on 1 February 1942. The Japanese garrisons were under the overall command of Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue, commander of the 4th Fleet. Japanese aircraft in the islands belonged to the IJN's 24th Air Flotilla under Rear Admiral Eiji Gotō.
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1942 — Voice of America begins German-language broadcasts
On February 1, 1942, the American broadcasting service that became Voice of America transmitted a German-language programme to Germany under the name Stimmen aus Amerika. The broadcast promised to report the news truthfully, whether good or bad for the United States.
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1944 — Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
In the final years of the British Mandate for Palestine (1944–48), tensions between the British authorities and the Zionist movement escalated into an armed insurgency. Zionist militias and underground groups—including Haganah, Lehi, and Irgun—carried out a paramilitary campaign against British rule in Mandatory Palestine. The tensions between the Zionist underground and the British mandatory authorities rose from 1938 and intensified with the publication of the White Paper of 1939.
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1946 — Hungary abolishes the monarchy and becomes a republic
On 1 February 1946, Hungary’s National Assembly abolished the monarchy and established a republic. Zoltán Tildy became its first president.
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1946 — The United Nations appoints its first secretary-general
The United Nations General Assembly appointed Norwegian diplomat Trygve Lie as the organization’s first secretary-general. His installation took place the following day.
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1951 — Battle of the Twin Tunnels
The Battle of the Twin Tunnels (French: Bataille de Twin-Tunnels) took place during the Korean War. In which the UN forces inflicted heavy casualties on the People's Volunteer Army (PVA). The "Twin Tunnels" refer to a series of railroad tunnels along the Central Line in eastern Jije-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
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1952 — Birth of Roger Y. Tsien
On 1 February 1952, Roger Y. Tsien, a biochemist, was born.
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1957 — Northeast Airlines Flight 823
Northeast Airlines Flight 823 was a scheduled flight in the United States, from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport, Florida, which crashed shortly after takeoff on February 1, 1957. The aircraft operating the service was a Douglas DC-6 four-engined propeller airliner, registration N34954, which entered service in 1955. It crashed near Rikers Island, which sent corrections personnel and inmates to rescue and assist survivors.
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1960 — Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 1960
The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1960 was the second assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The elections were held on 1 February 1960.
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1964 — The Beatles reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time
The Beatles’ ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated February 1, 1964. It was the band’s first chart topper on the Hot 100 and stayed at No. 1 for seven weeks.
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1968 — The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads merge
The Pennsylvania Railroad absorbed the New York Central Railroad to form the Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation Company. The combined railroad soon used the shorter name Penn Central.
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1968 — Canada unifies its armed forces
The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act took effect, combining Canada’s army, navy and air force into a single service. The change followed the creation of a joint headquarters in 1964.
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1970 — Costa Rica holds its 1970 general election
Costa Rica held general elections for the presidency and legislature on 1 February 1970.
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1972 — 1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1972. Edwin Edwards defeated Republican candidate David Treen to become Governor of Louisiana. Edwards's victory was the first time a Roman Catholic had been elected to the state's governorship since Francis T. Nicholls left office in 1892. Party primaries were held on November 6, 1971, and a run-off was held for the Democratic nomination on December 18, 1971.
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1972 — 1972 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1972 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1972, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee Jimmy Fitzmorris defeated Republican nominee Morley A. Hudson and American nominee Gertrude Taylor.
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1972 — Kuala Lumpur gains city status
On 1 February 1972, Kuala Lumpur was granted city status in Malaysia. It became a federal territory two years later.
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1974 — Joelma Building fire
Edifício Praça da Bandeira, formerly known as the Joelma Building, is a 25-story building in downtown São Paulo, Brazil, completed in 1971, located at Avenida 9 de Julho, 225. On 1 February 1974, an air conditioning unit on the twelfth floor overheated, starting a fire. Because flammable materials had been used to furnish the interior, the entire building was engulfed in flames within twenty minutes.
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1980 — 1980 Ispaster attack
The 1980 Ispaster attack was a gun and grenade attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA which occurred on 1 February 1980 near the Basque town of Ispaster. The targets were a convoy of civil guards who were escorting workers and weapons from the nearby Esperanza y Cia Arms factory to Bilbao. A total of six civil guards were killed, while two ETA members were killed by hand grenades that they had thrown.
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1980 — The North-Link Line holds its opening ceremony
On 1 February 1980, the North-Link Line held its opening ceremony, connecting Suao and Hualien. Regular service began the next day.
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1981 — Underarm bowling incident of 1981
The underarm bowling incident of 1981 is a sporting controversy that took place on 1 February 1981, when Australia played New Zealand in a One Day International cricket match, the third in the best-of-five final of the 1980–81 World Series Cup, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With one ball of the final over remaining in the match, New Zealand required a six to tie the match.
The underarm bowling incident of 1981 is a sporting controversy that took place on 1 February 1981, when Australia played New Zealand in a One Day International cricket match, the third in the best-of-five final of the 1980–81 World Series Cup, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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1982 — Intel introduces the 80286 processor
Intel introduced its 16-bit 80286 processor, which added protected mode and later powered the IBM PC/AT and many compatible computers.
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1986 — 1986 New Orleans mayoral election
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1986 resulted in the election of Democrat Sidney Barthelemy as mayor.
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1988 — 1988 Finnish presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Finland in 1988. They were the first elections held under a new system. Previously, the public had elected an electoral college that in turn elected the President. For this election, the public directly elected the President on 31 January and 1 February, but also elected an electoral college that would elect the President if no candidate won over 50% of the popular vote.
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1989 — Hungary and South Korea establish diplomatic relations
On February 1, 1989, Hungary and South Korea established diplomatic relations, according to the Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs dates establishment to February 1, 1989. This corrects the earlier January 29 calendar date, which also appears in the linked Wikipedia article.
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1991 — Battle of Khafji
The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who had already tried and failed to draw Coalition forces into costly ground engagements by shelling Saudi Arabian positions and oil storage tanks and firing Scud surface-to-surface missiles at Israel, ordered the invasion of Saudi Arabia from southern Kuwait.
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1991 — Earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region
On 1 February 1991 at 23:03 UTC, an earthquake struck beneath the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan, causing severe damage in Afghanistan, Pakistan and what is now Tajikistan. The cited earthquake study gives a moment magnitude of 6.8.
February 1 follows the cited UTC occurrence time; local time in the affected region was already February 2.
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1991 — 1991 Los Angeles runway collision
On the evening of Friday, February 1, 1991, USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737-300, collided with SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprop aircraft, upon landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). As Flight 1493 was on final approach, the local controller was distracted, though air traffic was not heavy at LAX, by a series of abnormalities, including a misplaced flight progress strip and an aircraft that had inadvertently switched off the tower frequency.
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1992 — 1992 Tasmanian state election
The 1992 Tasmanian state election was held on 1 February 1992 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election was 12.5% in each division.
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1992 — Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson a fugitive
On February 1, 1992, the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Bhopal, India, declared former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson a fugitive for failing to appear at court hearings in the Bhopal disaster case.
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1993 — Operation Maslenica
Operation Maslenica was a Croatian Army offensive launched in January 1993 to retake territory in northern Dalmatia and Lika from Krajina Serb forces, with the stated military objective of pushing the Serbs back from approaches to Zadar, Maslenica and Karlobag, allowing a secure land route between Dalmatia and northern Croatia to be opened. While an undoubted net Croatian tactical success, the operation was only a moderate strategic success, and was condemned by the UN Security Council.
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1996 — Hemsworth by-election, 1996
The Hemsworth by-election, 1996 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 1 February 1996 for the House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire. The vacancy was caused by the death of Hemsworth's Member of Parliament (MP), Derek Enright of the Labour Party. Enright, a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Leeds, had held the seat since a by-election in 1991. The result was a Labour hold. The election saw the first contest by the Socialist Labour Party, ahead of the party's official formation. Based in nearby Barnsley, the organisation just saved its deposit, with 5.4% of the vote.
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1996 — The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the United States Congress's first legislative attempt to regulate obscene and indecent material on the Internet. In the 1997 landmark case Reno v. ACLU, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned most of the statute due to its restrictions on freedom of speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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1997 — Gippsland West state by-election
On 1 February 1997, a by-election was held for Gippsland West in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia, following Liberal MP Alan Brown’s resignation.
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1997 — 1997 Fraser by-election
The 1997 Fraser by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Fraser in the Australian Capital Territory on 1 February 1997. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's John Langmore on 6 December 1996. The writ for the by-election was issued on 30 December 1996.
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1998 — Costa Rican general election, 1998
General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 1, 1998. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez of the Social Christian Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 70%, the lowest since the 1950s.
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1998 — Lillian Fishburne becomes the U.S. Navy’s first Black woman rear admiral
Lillian Fishburne was officially promoted to rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. She was the first African American woman to hold that rank.
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2000 — New Hampshire holds its 2000 Republican presidential primary
New Hampshire in the United States held its Republican presidential primary on 1 February 2000.
This is the New Hampshire primary, not the earlier Iowa caucuses or the presidential general election.
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2000 — 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, was the second major test of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2000 presidential election, took place on February 1, 2000.
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2003 — Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second of two Space Shuttle missions to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986. The mission, designated STS-107, was the 28th flight for the orbiter and the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle fleet.
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2003 — First Osaka Hurricane wrestling event
On February 1, 2003, the first Osaka Hurricane professional wrestling event took place at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan. Super Delfin defeated Big Boss MA-G-MA to win the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.
The event was recorded on February 1 and aired on February 15, 2003.
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2004 — 2004 Erbil bombings
The 2004 Erbil bombings was a double suicide attack on the offices of Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Iraq, north of Baghdad on February 1, 2004. The attackers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies as hundreds gathered to celebrate Eid Al-Adha in Erbil. A former government minister, the deputy governor of Erbil Province and the city's police chief were among those killed at offices of northern Iraq's main political groups, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The attacks occurred as party leaders were receiving hundreds of visitors to mark the start of Eid.
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2004 — 25th Yokohama Film Festival
The 25th Yokohama Film Festival (第25回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 1 February 2004 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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2004 — Pride 27: Inferno
On February 1, 2004, Pride 27: Inferno took place at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan.
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2004 — Crowd crush at the Hajj in Mina
A crowd crush killed hundreds of pilgrims in Mina, near Mecca, as worshippers took part in the ritual stoning of pillars during the Hajj.
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2005 — 2005 Nepal coup d'état
A coup d'état in Nepal began on 1 February, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the Nepali Congress, were deposed by Gyanendra, King of Nepal. The parliament was reinstated in 2006, when the king agreed to give up absolute power following the 2006 revolution. The coup was condemned by India, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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2005 — Nepal’s King Gyanendra dismisses the government
On 1 February 2005, King Gyanendra of Nepal dismissed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s government and took direct control during the Nepalese Civil War.
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2007 — U.S. weather service adopts the Enhanced Fujita scale
The National Weather Service began using the Enhanced Fujita scale to rate tornadoes. It kept the six categories from zero to five and gave survey teams more detailed ways to estimate winds from the damage left behind.
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2008 — Battle of Massaguet
On February 1, 2008, forces from the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) led by Mahamat Nouri, the UFDD-Fundamental led by Abdelwahid About Makaye and Acheikh Ibn-Oumar and the Rally of Forces for Change (RFC) led by Timane Erdimi united under a military commanded by Fizani Mahadjir against the Chadian National Army. President Idriss Déby, who left with his men to fight the rebel coalition, narrowly escaped the battle.
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2008 — 2008 Maine Republican presidential caucuses
The 2008 Maine Republican presidential caucuses were held on February 1, February 2, and February 3 at various locations throughout the state of Maine. The results were used to apportion 21 delegates for the state. The Maine Republican caucuses were the first caucuses in the 2008 election season in which Rudy Giuliani was out of the race.
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2009 — 30th Yokohama Film Festival
The 30th Yokohama Film Festival (第30回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 1 February 2009 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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2009 — Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir’s first cabinet takes office
On 1 February 2009, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir’s first cabinet was formed in Iceland after the previous coalition collapsed amid the financial crisis. She became Iceland’s first woman prime minister.
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2012 — Port Said Stadium riot
The Port Said Stadium riot was a riot which occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt on 1 February, 2012, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Al Masry and Al Ahly. Seventy-four people were killed and more than 500 injured after thousands of Al Masry fans invaded the pitch following a 3–1 victory by their club.
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2013 — The Shard’s observation deck opens to the public
On 1 February 2013, The View from The Shard observation deck opened to the public in London, United Kingdom. The tower itself had been inaugurated in July 2012.
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2013 — 2012 Vietnamese Super Cup
The 2012 PV Gas Vietnamese Super Cup Final was the 14th edition of the Vietnamese Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's V-League and Vietnamese Cup competitions.
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2014 — New Orleans mayoral election, 2014
The 2014 New Orleans mayoral election was held on February 1, 2014 to elect the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mitch Landrieu was re-elected to a second term.
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2014 — 2014 African Nations Championship final
The 2014 African Nations Championship final was a football match that took place on 1 February 2014 at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 2014 African Nations Championship. Libya defeated Ghana in the penalty kicks 4–3 after end of the game by the score of 0–0, Libya win their first international title.
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2014 — 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final
The 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 39th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 1 February 2014 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Nassr's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 14th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final and was a repeat of last year's final.
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2014 — UFC 169
UFC 169: Barão vs. Faber 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on February 1, 2014, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event was released on DVD on May 6, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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2014 — Buriram United wins the 2014 Kor Royal Cup
On 1 February 2014, Buriram United defeated Muangthong United 1–0 in the Kor Royal Cup at Suphanburi Stadium in Thailand. Buriram had won both the previous season’s league and FA Cup, while Muangthong had been league runners-up.
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2015 — 2015 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election
The 2015 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2015, following the opening of the 55th Legislature of the National Congress. President Henrique Eduardo Alves (PMDB-RN) wasn't reelect federal deputy, but his caucus mate, Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ), was chosen as the party's candidate. Cunha received 267 votes, over the majority of the Chamber, to become its president.
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2015 — Battle of Kirkuk (2015)
In the Battle of Kirkuk (2015) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched its biggest and last offensive against Kirkuk, Iraq, which at the time was guarded by a coalition of Kurdish forces including Peshmerga soldiers and fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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2015 — 2015 Sundance Film Festival
The 2015 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 22 to February 1, 2015. What Happened, Miss Simone?, a biographical documentary film about American singer Nina Simone, opened the festival. Comedy-drama film Grandma, directed by Paul Weitz, served as the closing night film.
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2015 — Arema Cronus wins the Indonesian Inter Island Cup final
Arema Cronus beat Persib Bandung 2–1 after extra time at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang. The match decided the 2014 Inter Island Cup after the final had been postponed for about a year.
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2016 — 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on Monday February 1 in Iowa, as usual marking the Democratic Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Republican Party held its own Iowa caucuses on the same day.
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2016 — 2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses
The 2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 1 in the U.S. state of Iowa, traditionally marking the Republican Party's first nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The Democratic Party held its own Iowa caucuses on the same day.
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2018 — 36th Fajr Film Festival
The 36th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و ششمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) was held from 1 to 11 February 2018 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 36th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2018, at a press conference.
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2019 — 2019 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election
The 2019 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2019, following the opening of the 1st session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress, almost four months after the 2018 elections. The Dean of the Chamber of Deputies, in this case, Luiz Gonzaga Patriota (PSB–PE), administered the session of election for President.
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2019 — 2019 AFC Asian Cup final
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which determined the winner of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. The match was held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 1 February 2019 and was contested by Japan and Qatar.
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2019 — Glory 63: Houston
On February 1, 2019, Glory 63: Houston took place at the Arena Theater in Houston, Texas, United States.
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2020 — 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election
The 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, held on 1 February 2020 to elect the mayor of North Dhaka and the Dhaka North City Council. A total of six candidates participated in the election. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam.
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2020 — 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election
The 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election was a local government election held in Dhaka on 1 February 2020 to elect the mayor of South Dhaka and the city council. A total of 6 candidates contested the mayoral race. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.
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2020 — 2020 Supercopa Ecuador
The 2020 Supercopa Ecuador was the first edition of the Supercopa Ecuador, Ecuador's football super cup. It was held on 1 February 2020 between 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A champions Delfín and 2019 Copa Ecuador champions LDU Quito, being the third final in a row played between both sides after the final series of both the league and the cup.
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2020 — 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya was the third edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 1 February 2020 between 2019 Torneo Intermedio winners Liverpool and 2019 Primera División champions Nacional. The match was played at Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado, being this the first time the match was played away from Estadio Centenario in Montevideo due to it undergoing remodeling works.
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2020 — 38th Fajr Film Festival
The 38th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و هشتمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) was held from 1 to 11 February 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 38th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2020, at a press conference.
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2021 — 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, which then vested power in a military junta. Acting President of Myanmar Myint Swe proclaimed a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
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2021 — 2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election
The 2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021, the day after the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress. Incumbent President Rodrigo Maia can't run for re-election due to term limits. Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL) won Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP) with 302 votes over 145 votes on Rossi and 56 other votes.
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2021 — 2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election
The 2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021, during the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress. Incumbent President Davi Alcolumbre can't run for re-election due to term limits. Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG) won Senator Simone Tebet (MDB-MS) with 57 votes.
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2021 — 39th Fajr Film Festival
The 39th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: سی و نهمین جشنواره فیلم فجر) was held from 1 to 11 February 2021 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 39th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2021, at a press conference.
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2022 — Vietnam v China PR (2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)
On February 1, 2022, Vietnam men's national team played against the China PR in the eighth match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam. In this match, Vietnam surprisingly won 3–1 right on their home field to make China no longer have a chance to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with goals from Hồ Tấn Tài in the 9th minute, Nguyễn Tiến Linh in the 16th minute and Phan Văn Đức in the 76th minute.
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2022 — 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
A coup d'état was attempted in Guinea-Bissau on 1 February 2022. A few hours later, president Umaro Sissoco Embaló declared the coup over, he said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy". The president Umaro Sissoco Embaló told the AFP news agency in a telephone call that "All is well", and added that the situation is "under control".
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2022 — 40th Fajr Film Festival
The 40th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: چهلمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر) was held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conference.
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2022 — Canberra Liberals elect Jeremy Hanson as deputy leader
Canberra Liberals lawmakers elected Jeremy Hanson unopposed as deputy leader after Giulia Jones stepped down. Elizabeth Lee remained party leader.
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2022 — A boy falls into a well in northern Morocco
Five-year-old Rayan Aourram fell into a narrow well in Ighran, in Morocco’s Chefchaouen province. The accident prompted a days-long rescue operation. Workers reached him on February 5, but he had died.
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2023 — 2023 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election
The 2023 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2023, the day after the opening day of the 1st Session of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress, almost four months after the 2022 elections. It resulted in the election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, two vice presidents, the positions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Secretaries and their respective replacements.
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2023 — 2023 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election
The 2023 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2023, during the opening day of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress, almost four months after the 2022 elections. It will result in the election of the President of the Federal Senate, two vice presidents, the positions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Secretaries and their respective replacements.
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2025 — 2025 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election
The 2025 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2025, the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress. It resulted in the election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, two vice presidents, the positions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th secretaries and their respective replacements.
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2025 — 2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election
The 2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 1, 2025, at the party's winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Jaime Harrison did not seek a second term as chair of the party. Ken Martin won the election on the first ballot with 246.5 votes.
Maryland, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
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2025 — 2025 Thai Provincial Administrative Organization election
The 2025 Thai Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) election was a local election held in Thailand on 1 February 2025 to elect 47 of 76 chief executives and 2,316 council members of the PAO in 76 provinces. The Pheu Thai party's directly endorsed and affiliated candidates won the most chief executive seats.
Thailand · Politics & society · Checked 2026-09-23
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2025 — Royal Rumble (2025)
The 2025 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Indianapolis, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 38th annual Royal Rumble and took place on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, held for wrestlers from all three of WWE's brand divisions.
Indianapolis, United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-09-23
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2025 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov (also known as UFC Fight Night 250 and UFC on ESPN+ 108) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 1, 2025, at the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia · Sport · Checked 2026-09-24
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2025 — Lunar New Year Cup held in Hong Kong
On 1 February 2025, the Lunar New Year Cup was played at Hong Kong Stadium. World Legends and Hong Kong Legends drew 3–3 before World Legends won the penalty shootout 6–5.
Hong Kong · Sport · Checked 2026-10-20
2025 — 2025 Supercopa Ecuador
The 2025 Supercopa Ecuador, known as 2025 Supercopa Ecuador Ecuabet for sponsorship purposes, was the fourth edition of the Supercopa Ecuador, Ecuador's football super cup, organized by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF). It was held on 1 February 2025 between the 2024 Copa Ecuador champions El Nacional and the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A champions LDU Quito at Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda in Quito.
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2025 — Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk
On February 1, 2025, Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk took place in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Germany · Sport · Checked 2026-10-20
2025 — 2025 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election
The 2025 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place in February 2025, the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress. It will result in the election of the President of the Federal Senate, two vice presidents, the positions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th secretaries and their respective replacements.
Brazil · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
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