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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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Blurb Reason
National Freedom Day in the United States refimprove
1662 – Forces under Chinese general Koxinga seized the island of Taiwan from the Dutch East India Company and established the Kingdom of Tungning. {{refimprove}}
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. too many images
1884 – The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary, a 352-page volume that covered words from A to Ant, was published. {{Refimprove}}
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. outdated
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. unreferenced section
1981Senegal and the Gambia formed the Senegambia Confederation. neutrality disputed
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 tagged {{refimprove}}
2003 – All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry. POTD for 2013

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Notes

February 1: Feast day of St. Brigit of Kildare (Western Christianity); Black History Month begins in Canada and the United States; Tsagaan Sar begins in Mongolia (2014); LGBT History Month begins in the United Kingdom

Wankel's first rotary engine, the DKM 54

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