1 February
Thirty-second day of the year, 333 days remain until the end of the year
We still have to wait 139 days until summer, and only 49 days by spring
Name day celebrates: Brygida, Cecilusz, Dziadumiła, Emil, Paweł, Pioniusz, Piotr, Prosimir, Sewer, Siemidar, Weridiana, Winand, Winanda, Wirydiana, Zybart, Zybert, Zybracht, Zygbert, Żegota
Holidays in the world:
Ireland, Scotland Imbolc Celtic holiday
Mauritius Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery
in Poland:
1947 The Szczecin University of Technology was established
1982 There were increases in food prices by an average of 241% and for fuel and energy by an average of 171%
1992 Radio WAWA from Warsaw has started broadcasting
In Norway:
1946 Trygve Lie is elected first UN Secretary General
1962 The first passenger train arrives in Bodø after completing Nordlandsbanen.
in the world:
1788 Isaac Biggs and William Longstreet patent the steamer
1884 The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary has been published
1893 Thomas a. Edison completes construction of the first film studio in West Orange, NJ
1974 Fire in a 25-story office building in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing 189 people and injuring 293
in Music:
1949 RCA releases the first single on 45 revolutions
1972 Anna Maria Szmeterling was authorized to practice as a singer and started a solo career, already under the pseudonym Anna Jantar
2004 During the break of the final game for the Super Bowl, the duo of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed. While performing the song "Rock Your Body", Timberlake ripped off a piece of his partner's outfit, revealing her right breast. The scandal that broke out as a result of this incident, watched live by 100 million TV viewers, was unprecedented in the history of American show business
Famous People Born:
W 1901 American actor Clark Gable is born
W 1931 Russian President Boris Yeltsin is born in the world this year
W 1943 Polish actor Marian Opania is born
W 1966 Polish actress Edyta Jungowska is born in the world
W 1968 of the year comes the American singer and actress Lisa Marie Presley