Page 5: Historical Events In February - 02

1892  Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore) on February - 02.   

1893  On February - 02 1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ   

1894  US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island on February - 02.   

1895  On this day in history george S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL   

1896  On this day in history jane Wilde, writer   

1897  The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire on February - 02.   

1898  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar) on February - 02.   

1899  On February - 02 the Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.   

1899  Benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris   

1900  On February - 02 asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65)   

1901  Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization on February - 02.   

1901  Connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives) on this day in history.   

1902  Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42   

1903  On this day in history frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train)   

1904  US blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey on this day in history.   

1904  On February - 02 buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha)   

1905  The birth of Ayn Rand, American philisopher on this day in history.   

1905  Ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead) on February - 02.   

1906  Pope encyclical against separation of church & state on February - 02.   

1907  On this day in history bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic   

1907  On this day in history dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72   

1908  Anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off) on February - 02.   

1909  Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris on this day in history.   

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty   

1912  On February - 02 frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe)   

1913  New York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe on February - 02.   

1913  On this day in history nYC's Grand Central Terminal opens   

1913  NY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe on February - 02.   

1914  Cub Scouts founded in England on February - 02.   

1914  On this day in history james Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC   

1918  On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59   

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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 this day in history.   

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 February - 02.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.   

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 February - 02 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  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

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

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