Page 3: Historical Events In February - 02

1802  On this day in history 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)   

1802  On February - 02 jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist   

1803  On February - 02 albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1804  Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer on February - 02.   

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 February - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1817  John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) on this day in history.   

1820  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) on February - 02.   

1822  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79   

1823  On this day in history rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice   

1827  Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1827  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 February - 02.   

1835  On February - 02 luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer   

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

1843  On February - 02 uS & British settlers in Oregon Country choose governmental committee   

1843  US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee on this day in history.   

1844  Leander Schlegel, composer on February - 02.   

1847  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer on February - 02.   

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 this day in history carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker   

1852  First British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London) on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history 1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)   

1852  Teunis Stoel, actor/director (Small Theater, Rotterdam) on this day in history.   

1852  Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on February - 02.   

1854  On February - 02 pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians"   

1856  Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer on February - 02.   

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

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1208  On February - 02 birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.   

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)   

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

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.   

1595  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

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

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1461  On February - 02 death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40