Date·Lore

On This Day · The 32nd day of the year

February 1

February 1 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1327 and 2003. The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.

♒ZodiacAquarius ◈BirthstoneAmethyst ❀Birth flowerViolet

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on February 1?

February 1 is the 32nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1327 and 2003. Famous people born on February 1 include Luther Blissett, Boris Yeltsin and Eli Ohana.

The shape of the day

From 1327 to 2003, February 1 gathers 676 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

Aquarius is the sign for February 1 — read more on the Aquarius page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on February 1

Movies, games, albums & shows

2027

  • Game Fable

2024

  • Game Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1327

    Edward III

    The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.

  2. 1411

    Peace of Thorn (1411)

    The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).

  3. 1814

    Mayon

    Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, which was the most devastating eruption of the volcano.

  4. 1865

    Abraham Lincoln

    President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

  5. 1942

    Voice of America

    Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.

  6. 1942

    World War II

    World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.

  7. 1946

    Trygve Lie

    Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.

  8. 1972

    Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

  9. 1979

    Iran

    Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.

  10. 2003

    Space Shuttle Columbia

    Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 1

Luther Blissett

b. 1958

Jamaican-English footballer and manager

Boris Yeltsin

b. 1931

Russian politician, 1st President of Russia

Eli Ohana

b. 1964

Israeli football player, and club chairman

John Ford

b. 1894

American director and producer

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

b. 1874

Austrian author, poet, and playwright

Johannes Trithemius

b. 1462

German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer

Conrad Celtes

b. 1459

German poet and scholar

Günter Eich

b. 1907

German author and songwriter

Deaths

  • 2025Horst Köhler
  • 2018Barys Kit
  • 2012Wisława Szymborska
  • 1976Werner Heisenberg
  • 1907Léon Serpollet
  • 1851Mary Shelley

Holidays & observances

  • —Abolition of Slavery Day (Mauritius)
  • —Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Candelaria of San José
  • —Christian feast day: Brigid of Ireland (Saint Brigid's Day)
  • —Christian feast day: Verdiana
  • —Christian feast day: February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Earliest day on which Constitution Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. (Mexico)
  • —Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

About the author

Roman Tailor compiles and reviews every date on DateLore. He's the writer and editor behind the site's editorial essays and the day-by-day almanac. Corrections and questions are welcome — read more about DateLore or get in touch.

Born on this day?

Make your birthday card.

Drop in your birth year and we'll work out your exact age, the day of the week you were born, your Chinese zodiac, your generation, and the countdown to your next candle.