Historical Events In February - 22
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1731 On February - 22 frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92
1732 On February - 22 george Washington's birthday
1732 On this day in history the birth of George Washington, First President of United States
1732 On February - 22 george Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)
1744 On February - 22 battle at Toulon English-French & Spanish fleet
1744 Battle at Toulon: English-French & Spanish fleet on this day in history.
1745 Joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer on this day in history.
1746 French troops conquer Brussels on this day in history.
1746 Jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen on this day in history.
1749 On this day in history johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach
1750 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1761 Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer on this day in history.
1764 Alexander Campbell, composer on this day in history.
1770 Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer on February - 22.
1770 Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, becomes 1st martyr of US Revolution on this day in history.
1772 On February - 22 joseph Lipavsky, composer
1773 Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter on this day in history.
1774 On this day in history english House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright
1775 First US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at £10 on February - 22.
1775 Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents
1778 Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death) on February - 22.
1779 On February - 22 joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer
1784 First US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York on February - 22.
1784 On this day in history 1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY
1788 Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) on February - 22.
1788 On February - 22 franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63
1796 On this day in history adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician
1797 Last Invasion of Britain: 1797 The Last Invasion of Britain by the French, begins near Fishguard, Wales on February - 22.
1797 On February - 22 william I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)
1798 Charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873 on February - 22.
1810 Frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS] on February - 22.
1813 On February - 22 ft. Presentation, NY is captured by the British
1813 On this day in history lt. Col. 'Red George' Macdonnell c1779-1871 leads 400 Prescott regular militia and Glengarry Light Infantry in a pre-dawn raid on US Fort Ogdensburg across the frozen St. Lawrence
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