Historical Events In February - 02

1802  1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents) on this day in history.   

1802  Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1804  On February - 02 leopold Eugen Mechura, composer   

1804  Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1811  On February - 02 russian settlers establish Fort Ross trading post, north of San Francisco   

1811  On this day in history russian settlers establish Ft Ross trading post, north of SF   

1815  Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 02 john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

1820  Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79   

1823  On February - 02 rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice   

1827  Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on February - 02.   

1827  On February - 02 johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62   

1828  On this day in history frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78   

1829  On this day in history madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage   

1829  On February - 02 madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage   

1835  Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer on February - 02.   

1840  Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer on February - 02.   

1843  On this day in history uS & British settlers in Oregon Country choose governmental committee   

1843  US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee on February - 02.   

1844  Leander Schlegel, composer on February - 02.   

1847  On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer   

1848  On February - 02 the first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco   

1848  The Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February - 02.   

1848  1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF on this day in history.   

1850  On February - 02 carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker   

1852  First British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London) on this day in history.   

1852  1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London) on February - 02.   

1852  Teunis Stoel, actor/director (Small Theater, Rotterdam) on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49   

1854  On February - 02 pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians"   

1856  On February - 02 makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer   

1857  Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector on February - 02.   

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

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

1494  On this day in history 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  On February - 02 birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad   

1032  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.