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 this day in history.   

1653  On February - 02 new Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY)   

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

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 February - 02.   

1669  On February - 02 louis Marchand, composer   

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

1685  On this day in history charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54   

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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  Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on this day in history.   

1714  On February - 02 nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London   

1714  On February - 02 gottfried August Homilius, composer   

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on February - 02.   

1731  Georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1731  Georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1732  King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history british Walpole government resigns   

1742  British Walpole govt resigns on February - 02.   

1748  On February - 02 christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1762  On February - 02 thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London   

1769  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.   

1773  On February - 02 vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer   

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

1780  On this day in history johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)   

1787  Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation on this day in history.   

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

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

1795  On February - 02 joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres   

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

1798  Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1802  On February - 02 first leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢)   

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

1455  On February - 02 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  On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

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 this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.   

1124  On February - 02 death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia   

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

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 February - 02.   

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

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40