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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.

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February 1: Imbolc (Northern Hemisphere)

1411 – The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.

1814 – The most destructive eruption of the Mayon Volcano occurred, killing over 2,000 people on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

1960 – Four African American students staged the first Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter (pictured) in Greensboro, North Carolina.

1972 – Kuala Lumpur gained city status, the first settlement in Malaysia to do so after the nation's independence from the United Kingdom.

1981 – Senegal and the Gambia formed the Senegambia Confederation.

2001 – The Timor Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.

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 {{*mp}} [[1796]] – The [[Capital (political)|capital]] of '''[[Upper Canada]]''' was moved from [[Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario|Newark]] to [[York, Upper Canada|York]], which was judged to be less vulnerable to attack by the [[United States]].<!--Tagged with {{citation style}}, {{no footnotes}}
 {{*mp}} [[1884]] – The first [[Fascicle (book)|fascicle]] of the '''''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''''', a 352-page volume that covered words from ''A'' to ''Ant'', was published.<!--{{Refimprove}}
-{{*mp}} [[1896]] – [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s opera '''''[[La bohème]]''''' premiered at the [[Teatro Regio di Torino|Teatro Regio]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], eventually becoming part of the standard Italian opera repertory and one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.<!--{{refimprove}}
 {{*mp}} [[1946]] – As a result of a compromise between the major powers within the [[United Nations]], [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician '''[[Trygve Lie]]''' was elected as the first [[United Nations Secretary-General|UN Secretary-General]].<!--refimprove
 {{*mp}} [[1968]] – The [[Government of Canada]] merged the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], [[Canadian Army]], and the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] into a unified structure, the '''[[Canadian Forces]]'''.<!--Tagged with {{Underconstruction}}
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 {{*mp}} [[1709]] – [[Scotland|Scottish]] sailor [[Alexander Selkirk]] was rescued by [[England|English]] captain '''[[Woodes Rogers]]''' and the crew of the ''Duke'' after spending four years as a [[castaway]] on an [[Robinson Crusoe Island|uninhabited island]] in the [[Juan Fernández Islands|Juan Fernández archipelago]], providing the inspiration for [[Daniel Defoe]]'s novel ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]''.
 {{*mp}} [[1790]] – The '''[[Supreme Court of the United States]]''', the highest judicial body in the [[United States]] and the head of the [[judiciary|judicial branch]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]], first convened at the Merchants' Exchange Building in [[New York City]].
+{{*mp}} [[1896]] – [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s opera '''''[[La bohème]]''''' premiered at the [[Teatro Regio di Torino|Teatro Regio]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], eventually becoming part of the standard Italian opera repertory and one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.
 {{*mp}} [[1957]] – Invented by [[Germany|German]] [[mechanical engineer]] [[Felix Wankel]], the first working [[prototype]] of the '''[[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]]''' ran for the first time at the [[research and development]] department of [[Germany|German]] manufacturer [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]].
 {{*mp}} [[1978]] – After having served 42 days in prison for the [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl]], [[Polish people|Polish]] [[film director]] '''[[Roman Polanski]]''' skipped [[bail]] and fled the [[United States]] to [[France]].
-{{*mp}} [[1981]] – [[Senegal]] and [[the Gambia]] formed the '''[[Senegambia Confederation]]'''.
 {{*mp}} [[2004]] – During the [[halftime show]] of [[Super Bowl&nbsp;XXXVIII]], [[Janet Jackson]]'s breast '''[[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|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.
 {{*mp}} [[2009]] - '''[[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]''' became [[Iceland]]'s [[List of the first LGBT holders of political offices|first]] female [[Prime Minister of Iceland|Prime Minister]] and the world's first openly [[Homosexuality|gay]] head of government of the modern era.
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 {{*mp}} [[1960]] – Four [[African American]] students staged the first '''[[Greensboro sit-ins]]''' at a lunch counter ''(pictured)'' in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]].
 {{*mp}} [[1972]] – '''[[Kuala Lumpur]]''' gained city status, the first settlement in [[Malaysia]] to do so after the nation's [[Hari Merdeka|independence]] from the [[United Kingdom]].
+{{*mp}} [[1981]] – [[Senegal]] and [[the Gambia]] formed the '''[[Senegambia Confederation]]'''.
 {{*mp}} [[2001]] – The '''[[Timor Leste Defence Force]]''' was established from the erstwhile anti-[[Indonesia]]n independence movement [[Falintil]].
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