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This is a list of selected February 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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LGBT History Month begins in Hungary and the United Kingdom; lots of CN tags
1790 – The Supreme Court of the United States, the highest judicial body in the U.S. and the head of the judicial branch of the federal government, first convened at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City. refimprove section
1796 – The capital of Upper Canada was moved from Newark to York, which was judged to be less vulnerable to attack by the United States. refimprove section
1896Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, eventually becoming one of the most frequently performed operas internationally. unreferenced section
1942Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, began broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers during World War II. refimprove section
1946 – As a result of a compromise between the major powers within the United Nations, Norwegian politician Trygve Lie was elected as its first Secretary-General. lots of CN tags
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. refimprove
1964 – "I Want to Hold Your Hand" became The Beatles' first number-one single in the United States. lots of CN tags
1968 – The Government of Canada merged the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force into a unified structure, the Canadian Armed Forces. refimprove section
1968 – American photographer Eddie Adams took his Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of Viet Cong prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém's summary execution. maintenance tags: {Contradiction inline} {Failed verification} {Unreliable source inline}
1982 – Senegal and the Gambia formed the Senegambia Confederation to promote cooperation between the two countries. lots of CN tags
1991 – On final approach to Los Angeles International Airport, USAir Flight 1493 collided with a smaller aircraft and caught fire, killing 34 people. refimprove
2001 – The capital of Malaysia was moved from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, although the government's legislative functions remained in the former Federal Territory. Putrajaya: refimprove
2013The Shard, located in Southwark, London, and the tallest building in the European Union, opened to the public. trivia
Ed Koch |d|2013 too many {cn} tags (>10)

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February 1: Feast day of Saint Brigid of Kildare (Western Christianity); the Fajr decade begins in Iran; Black History Month begins in North America

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