On this day: 1 February

Selected events and births on 1 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1327 – Fourteen-year-old Edward III was crowned King of England, but with the country ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. Read more: Edward III List of English monarchs Isabella of France
• 1884 – The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary, a 352-page volume that covered words from A to ant, was published. Read more: Serial (literature) Oxford English Dictionary
• 1896 – Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, eventually becoming one of the most frequently performed operas internationally. Read more: Giacomo Puccini La bohème Teatro Regio (Turin)
• 1957 – Invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, the first working prototype of the Wankel rotary engine ran for the first time at the research and development department of NSU Motorenwerke AG. Read more: Felix Wankel Wankel engine Research and development
• 1972 – Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was granted city status. Read more: Kuala Lumpur
• 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty. Read more: Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran Iranian Revolution
• 2004 – During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction", resulting in an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in U.S. broadcasting. Read more: Halftime show Super Bowl XXXVIII Janet Jackson
• 2009 – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir became the first female prime minister of Iceland. Read more: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Prime Minister of Iceland

Born on this day

• 1945 – Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada Read more: Serge Joyal Secretary of State for Canada
• 1950 – Ali Haydar Konca, Turkish politician, 4th Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs Read more: Ali Haydar Konca Ministry of European Union Affairs (Turkey)
• 1958 – Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Read more: Eleanor Laing Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
• 1996 – Ahmad Abughaush, Jordanian taekwondo athlete Read more: Ahmad Abughaush
• 1997 – Drew Eubanks, American basketball player Read more: Drew Eubanks
• 1997 – Jihyo, South Korean singer Read more: Jihyo
• 1998 – Jazz Chisholm Jr., Bahamian baseball player Read more: Jazz Chisholm Jr.
• 1999 – Mohamed Abdelmonem, Egyptian footballer Read more: Mohamed Abdelmonem
• 2000 – Talanoa Hufanga, American football player Read more: Talanoa Hufanga
• 2001 – Egor Chinakhov, Russian ice hockey player Read more: Egor Chinakhov
• 2002 – Brian Brobbey, Dutch footballer Read more: Brian Brobbey
• 2002 – Seth Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Seth Jarvis

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / February 1 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.