Births on February 1

Therese Brandl

Born on February 1, 1902

Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (d. 1947)

Therese Brandl (1 February 1902 – 28 January 1948) was a Nazi concentration camp guard.

In March 1942, Brandl was among the SS women assigned to Auschwitz I concentration camp. Her duties included watching over women in the sorting sheds and as the SS Rapportaufseherin. In October 1942, she was posted to the newly opened Auschwitz II extermination camp at Birkenau. Brandl was convicted of crimes against humanity after the war during the Auschwitz Trial in Kraków and executed.

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Events on 1902

28 Jan

Andrew Carnegie
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
27 Feb

Breaker Morant
Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
17 May

Antikythera mechanism
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
14 Jul

Piazza San Marco
The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.
9 Aug

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Births on February 1

Therese Brandl

Born on February 1, 1902

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Events on 1902

Andrew Carnegie

Breaker Morant

Antikythera mechanism

Piazza San Marco

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland