Editing February 1 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Lisbon Regicide]]: King [[Carlos I of Portugal]] and [[Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal|Infante Luis Filipe]] are shot dead in [[Lisbon]].<ref>{{cite conference |url=https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/windsor/index.pdf |chapter-url=https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/windsor/7_villiers.pdf |chapter=VII – Sir Francis Villiers and the Fall of the Portuguese Monarchy |first=John |last=Villiers |date=18 October 2006 |conference=Conference Organised by the Instituto Camões Centre for Portuguese Language |title=The Treaty of Windsor (1386) and 620 Years of Angloportuguese Relations |publisher=Teresa Pinto Coelho  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726074706/https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/windsor/7_villiers.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=26 July 2011 |location=Oxford |access-date=28 December 2021 |page=11}}</ref> 
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Russia–United Kingdom relations]] are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.<ref>{{cite news |title=Recognition of Russia |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19240202.2.35?end_date=02-02-1924&items_per_page=10&query=Russia&snippet=true&start_date=01-02-1924&title=ESD |access-date=28 December 2021 |work=Evening Star |agency=Press Association |date=2 February 1924 |page=4}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Josef Terboven]], [[Reichskommissar]] of [[German occupation of Norway|German-occupied Norway]], appoints [[Vidkun Quisling]] the [[Prime Minister of Norway|Minister President]] of the [[Quisling regime|National Government]].
* 1942   &ndash; World War II: U.S. Navy conducts [[Marshalls&ndash;Gilberts raids]], the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar//USN/USN-CN-Raids/index.html#CONT | title= Early Raids in the Pacific Ocean: February 1 to March 10, 1942 | last= United States Navy | first= Office of Naval Intelligence | year= 1943 | work= Combat Narrative | publisher= Publication Section, Combat Intelligence Branch}}</ref>
* 1942   &ndash; [[Voice of America]], the official external radio and television service of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]], begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the [[Axis powers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Walter R. |title=The Voice of America: Origins and Recollections |url=https://www.unc.edu/a-z/diplomat/item/2009/1012/fsl/roberts_voice.html |publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030071940/http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2009/1012/fsl/roberts_voice.html |archive-date=30 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1942 &ndash; [[Mao Zedong]] makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the [[Yan'an Rectification Movement]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Apter |first1=David E. |title=Revolutionary discourse in Mao's Republic |date=1994 |publisher=Harvard University Press |location=Cambridge, Mass. |isbn=9780674767805 |page=382 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oajI9PsWwNAC |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Trygve Lie]] of Norway is picked to be the first [[United Nations Secretary-General]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trygve Halvdan Lie {{!}} United Nations Secretary-General |url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/formersg/trygve.shtml#:~:text=Lie%20was%20elected%20the%20first,years%20from%201%20February%201951. |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www.un.org}}</ref>
* 1946 &ndash; The [[National Assembly (Hungary)|Parliament of Hungary]] abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the [[Republic of Hungary (1946&ndash;49)|Hungarian Republic]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Burant |editor-first1=Stephen R. |year=1990 |title=Hungary: A Country Study |series=Area handbook series |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/90006426/ |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=48 |lccn=90006426}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; The first prototype of the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17|MiG-17]] makes its maiden flight.<ref>{{cite news|title=Up From Kitty Hawk: A Chronology of Aerospace Power Since 1903|work=Air Force Magazine|date=December 2003|page=45|access-date=January 15, 2021|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bG75ZPObyQ4C&q=MiG-17+maiden+flight+1950&pg=RA11-PA45}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Northeast Airlines Flight 823]] crashes on [[Rikers Island]] in [[New York City]], killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6A N34954 Rikers Island, NY |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570201-0 |access-date= |website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; Four black students stage the first of the [[Greensboro sit-ins]] at a lunch counter in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schmidt |first1=Christopher W. |title=The Sit-Ins: Protest and Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era |date=13 March 2018 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-52258-6 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qupODwAAQBAJ |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[The Beatles]] have their first number one hit in the United States with "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Feb. 1, 1964: The Beatles Score First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/feb-1-1964-the-beatles-score-first-billboard-hot-100-no-1-with-i/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 December 2021 |date=1 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The execution of [[Viet Cong]] officer [[Nguyễn Văn Lém]] by [[South Vietnam]]ese National Police Chief [[Nguyễn Ngọc Loan]] is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by [[Eddie Adams (photographer)|Eddie Adams]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas | first1=Robert McG. Jr. |title=Nguyen Ngoc Loan, 67, Dies; Executed Viet Cong Prisoner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/16/world/nguyen-ngoc-loan-67-dies-executed-viet-cong-prisoner.html |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=16 July 1998}}</ref> 
* 1968 &ndash; Canada's three military services, the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], the [[Canadian Army]] and the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]], are unified into the [[Canadian Forces]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gilmour |first1=Sarah |title=Navy celebrates 96 years |journal=The Maple Leaf |date=17 May 2006 |volume=9 |issue=10 |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/MapleLeaf/vol_9/vol9_19/919_10.pdf |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206081112/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/MapleLeaf/vol_9/vol9_19/919_10.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1968 &ndash; The [[New York Central Railroad]] and the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] are merged to form [[Penn Central Transportation]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Kuala Lumpur]] becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Guan |first1=Yeoh Seng |title=The Other Kuala Lumpur: Living in the Shadows of a Globalising Southeast Asian City |date=5 February 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-91121-0 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnjMAgAAQBAJ |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Joelma fire|A fire]] in the 25-story [[Joelma Building]] in [[São Paulo]], Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Iran]]ian [[Ayatollah]] [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] returns to [[Tehran]] after nearly 15 years of exile.<ref>{{cite news |title=1979: Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521003.stm |website=BBC news|date=February 1979}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; The [[Underarm bowling incident of 1981]] occurred when [[Trevor Chappell]] bowls underarm on the final delivery of a game between [[Australian men's national cricket team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand men's national cricket team|New Zealand]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (MCG).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125650352 |title=BENSON AND HEDGES CUP Australia wins on a 'creeper'. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=2 February 1981 |access-date=1 April 2015 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; A runway [[Los Angeles runway disaster|collision]] between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III N683AV Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX)|url=https://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910201-1|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; A [[1991 Hindu Kush earthquake|magnitude 6.8 earthquake]] strikes the [[Hindu Kush]] region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan.<ref>{{cite anss|M 6.9 - 77 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan|1991|usp0004mdh}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; The Chief Judicial Magistrate of [[Bhopal]] court declares [[Warren Anderson (American businessman)|Warren Anderson]], ex-[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Union Carbide]], a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the [[Bhopal disaster]] case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warren Anderson: 30-Year old road to nowhere |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/warren-anderson-30-year-old-road-to-nowhere/ |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=1 November 2014 |location=Bhopal}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; The [[Communications Decency Act]] is passed by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00008|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress - 2nd Session|website=www.senate.gov|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; Rear Admiral [[Lillian E. Fishburne]] becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Bethanne Kelly |title=Rear Adm. Lillian Fishburne |url=https://www.military.com/navy/rear-adm-lillian-fishburne.html |website=Military.com |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Daniel Pearl]], American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Risen |first1=Clay |title=Ruth Pearl, Mother of Murdered Reporter Daniel Pearl, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/us/ruth-pearl-dead.html |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|disintegrated during the reentry]] of mission [[STS-107]] into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.<ref>{{cite news |title=Molten aluminum found on Columbia's thermal tiles |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-03-04-shuttle-investigation_x.htm |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=USA Today |agency=AP |date=4 March 2003 |location=Houston}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Incidents during the Hajj#Failures in crowd control|Hajj pilgrimage stampede]]: In a stampede at the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage in [[Saudi Arabia]], 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3448779.stm |access-date=29 December 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=1 February 2004}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[2004 Erbil bombings|Double suicide attack in Erbil]] on the offices of [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Iraqi Kurdish]] political parties by members of [[Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gettleman |first1=Jeffrey |last2=Wong |first2=Edward |date=February 1, 2004 |title=Twin Bombings in Northern Iraq Kill at Least 56 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/international/middleeast/twin-bombings-in-northern-iraq-kill-at-least-56.html |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; King [[Gyanendra of Nepal]] carries out a [[coup d'état]] to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal's king declares emergency |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4224855.stm |access-date=29 December 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=1 February 2005}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; The [[National Weather Service]] in the [[United States]] switches from the [[Fujita scale]] to the new [[Enhanced Fujita scale]] to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html|title=Fujita Tornado Damage Scale|website=www.spc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; The [[first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]] was formed in [[Iceland]], making [[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir|her]] the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly [[LGBT|gay]] head of government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stjornarrad.is/Rikisstjornartal/nr/305 |title=Fyrsta ráðuneyti Jóhönnu Sigurðardóttur |work=Historical material |publisher=[[Cabinet of Iceland]] |language=Icelandic |trans-title=First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |accessdate=29 September 2012}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of [[Port Said Stadium riot|clashes]] between fans of Egyptian football teams [[Al Masry SC|Al Masry]] and [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] in the city of [[Port Said]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt football violence leaves many dead in Port Said |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16845841 |work=BBC News |date=2 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[The Shard]], the [[List of tallest buildings in Europe|sixth-tallest building in Europe]], opens its viewing gallery to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/11/high-shard-view |title=The Shard opens up to share its high, wide and handsome view |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2013 |access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; A [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Myanmar]] removes [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] from power and restores military rule.<ref>{{cite web |title=Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/reports-military-coup-myanmar-suu-kyi-detained-75602314 |website=ABC |access-date=1 February 2021 |date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; Five-year-old Moroccan boy [[Death of Rayan Aourram|Rayan Aourram]] falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in [[Tamorot]] commune, [[Chefchaouen Province]], Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2022 |title=Five-year-old boy dies after five days trapped in well in Morocco |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/morocco-well-rescue-rayan-update-b2008546.html |access-date=6 February 2022 |website=The Independent}}</ref>