Editing Sanarchive:Selected anniversaries/February 1

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*[[1893]] – Thomas Edison completed the construction of the Black Maria in New Jersey, the world's first dedicated motion picture studio.
*[[1893]] – Giuseppe Verdi's final opera, the lyric comedy Falstaff, had its highly anticipated premiere at La Scala in Milan.
*[[1949]] – RCA Victor introduced the first 45 rpm vinyl record to the public, a technological shift that redefined music distribution and album art aesthetics.
*[[1953]] – The first voice-over for a major animated character was recorded for a television special, marking an evolution in the art of voice acting and character design.

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|[[John Ford]]|b|1894
|[[Mary Shelley]]|d|1851
|[[Maximilian Schell]]|d|2014
|[[Buster Keaton]]|d|1966
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