Historical Events In February - 20

1731  On this day in history frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1732  Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna on February - 20.   

1734  On February - 20 franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  On February - 20 french minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  On this day in history johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness on February - 20.   

1746  On February - 20 guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68   

1752  On February - 20 charles Broche, composer   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer on February - 20.   

1768  First American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) on this day in history.   

1768  1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn) on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer   

1773  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on this day in history.   

1786  On February - 20 johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

1788  On February - 20 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

1790  Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48 on February - 20.   

1791  On this day in history carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1792  On this day in history uS postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance   

1792  US postal service created, postage 6 cents on February - 20.   

1796  On February - 20 eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  On February - 20 louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.   

1802  On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer   

1803  On February - 20 friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer on February - 20.   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state.   

1809  On this day in history supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies on February - 20.   

1809  On February - 20 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on February - 20.   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  On this day in history death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on February - 20.