Historical Events In February - 02

1802  On February - 02 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)   

1802  Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist on February - 02.   

1803  On this day in history albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1804  On February - 02 leopold Eugen Mechura, composer   

1804  On February - 02 caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62   

1811  Russian settlers establish Fort Ross trading post, north of San Francisco on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history russian settlers establish Ft Ross trading post, north of SF   

1815  Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on February - 02.   

1817  On February - 02 john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

1820  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) on this day in history.   

1822  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1823  Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1827  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62   

1828  On February - 02 frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78   

1829  Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage on February - 02.   

1829  Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer   

1840  On this day in history louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer   

1843  US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose governmental committee on February - 02.   

1843  US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee on February - 02.   

1844  Leander Schlegel, composer on February - 02.   

1847  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history the first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco   

1848  The Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on this day in history.   

1848  1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF on this day in history.   

1850  On February - 02 carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker   

1852  On this day in history first British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)   

1852  1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London) on February - 02.   

1852  On February - 02 teunis Stoel, actor/director (Small Theater, Rotterdam)   

1852  On this day in history francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49   

1854  Pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians" on this day in history.   

1856  On February - 02 makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer   

1857  On this day in history jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1218  On this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

1461  On this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.