Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1732  On February - 20 estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna   

1734  On February - 20 franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns on February - 20.   

1737  On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on February - 20.   

1745  On this day in history johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness on this day in history.   

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

1752  Charles Broche, composer on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinando Carulli, composer on this day in history.   

1773  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 on February - 20.   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington on February - 20.   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on February - 20.   

1786  On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

1790  On this day in history joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48   

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on February - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  Louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power on this day in history.   

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

1803  On this day in history friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  On February - 20 angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer   

1808  On this day in history daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

1809  The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state on February - 20.   

1809  Supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state on February - 20.   

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

1809  Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on February - 20.   

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 February - 20.   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

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

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

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

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On February - 20 martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  On this day in history death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya