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Historical events & facts — February 1
What happened on February 1?
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. The accident, caused by damage to the thermal shield sustained during launch, was the second fatal catastrophe of the shuttle programme after Challenger in 1986, and grounded the programme for two years.
On February 1, 1960, four African American students sat down at a Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, reserved for white customers, and refused to leave when they were denied service. The Greensboro sit-ins inspired similar protests across the South and became one of the most iconic actions of the civil rights movement.
On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran after fifteen years of exile, welcomed by millions of people in Tehran. His return marked the final phase of the Iranian Revolution that had just toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Khomeini established the Islamic Republic, transforming Iran into a theocratic state that remains the world's greatest Shia power.
Notable birthdays — February 1
Famous people born on February 1
Jerome F. Donovan
Jerome Francis Donovan was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York from 1918 to 1921.
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 motion pictures across a variety of genres during a 37-year career, three decades of which he spent as a leading man. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gable as the seventh-greatest male screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema.
Ignacy Tokarczuk
Ignacy Tokarczuk was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Garrett Morris
Garrett Isaac Morris is an American actor, comedian and singer. He was part of the original cast and was the first Black cast member of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980. Morris played the character Jimmy on The Jeffersons (1983–1984), and starred as Junior "Uncle Junior" King on the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, which aired from 1996 to 2001.
Ali Haydar Konca
Ali Haydar Konca is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator in the interim election government led by Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 22 September 2015. He served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Kocaeli from June to November 2015.
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