Page 2: Historical Events In February - 02

1650  Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) on this day in history.   

1653  New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded on this day in history.   

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  On February - 02 new Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC)   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on February - 02.   

1669  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer   

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  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 February - 02.   

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

1714  On February - 02 gottfried August Homilius, composer   

1723  On February - 02 antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66   

1731  On February - 02 georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London   

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 February - 02.   

1742  British Walpole government resigns on February - 02.   

1742  On February - 02 british Walpole govt resigns   

1748  On this day in history christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  On February - 02 johann Graf, composer, dies at 65   

1762  On this day in history thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London   

1769  On February - 02 clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

1773  Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer on this day in history.   

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  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 February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63   

1793  On this day in history william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61   

1795  Joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres on February - 02.   

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

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  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1522  On February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

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

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.   

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.