Page 2: Historical Events In February - 02

1650  Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) on February - 02.   

1653  New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded on February - 02.   

1653  New Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY) on February - 02.   

1653  New Amsterdam now known as New York City is incorporated on this day in history.   

1653  New Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC) on this day in history.   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1669  Louis Marchand, composer on February - 02.   

1673  On February - 02 kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56   

1685  Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 on February - 02.   

1704  On February - 02 guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62   

1709  On February - 02 british sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"   

1712  On this day in history martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

1714  Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London on February - 02.   

1714  On February - 02 gottfried August Homilius, composer   

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London   

1731  On this day in history georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London   

1732  On this day in history king Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia   

1742  British Walpole government resigns on this day in history.   

1742  On February - 02 british Walpole govt resigns   

1748  On February - 02 christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on February - 02.   

1762  Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London on February - 02.   

1769  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer   

1779  On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

1780  Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) on this day in history.   

1787  On February - 02 arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.   

1789  Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1795  Joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history federal St Theater, Boston, becomes first in US destroyed by fire   

1798  On this day in history federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire   

1802  First leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢) on this day in history.   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.   

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  On February - 02 birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  On this day in history death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia   

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on February - 02.   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1435  On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

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