Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. Date: February 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred when Trevor Chappell bowls underarm on the final delivery of a game between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Date: February 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This…
The Intel 80286 is released, which introduced protected mode memory. The IBM PC/AT and its clones used this CPU. Date: February 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
A runway 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. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case. Date: February 1, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. Date: February 1, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. Date: February 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: February 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. Date: February 1, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)