Historical Events In February - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1650 On this day in history nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II)
1653 New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded on February - 02.
1653 On this day in history new Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY)
1653 On February - 02 new Amsterdam now known as New York City is incorporated.
1653 On this day in history new Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC)
1660 Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on February - 02.
1669 Louis Marchand, composer on February - 02.
1673 Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1685 On February - 02 charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54
1704 On this day in history guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62
1709 On this day in history british sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
1712 Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on this day in history.
1714 Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London on this day in history.
1714 On February - 02 gottfried August Homilius, composer
1723 On this day in history antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66
1731 Georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London on February - 02.
1731 On February - 02 georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London
1732 On February - 02 king Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia
1742 On this day in history british Walpole government resigns
1742 British Walpole govt resigns on February - 02.
1748 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer on this day in history.
1750 Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on February - 02.
1762 On February - 02 thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London
1769 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.
1773 Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer on this day in history.
1779 Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1780 On February - 02 johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
1787 On February - 02 arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
1789 On February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63
1793 William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on February - 02.
1795 On February - 02 joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres
1798 Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes first in US destroyed by fire on February - 02.
1798 On February - 02 federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire
1802 On this day in history first leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢)
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