Page 3: 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  Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on February - 02.   

1804  On this day in history leopold Eugen Mechura, composer   

1804  On this day in history caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62   

1811  Russian settlers establish Fort Ross trading post, north of San Francisco on this day in history.   

1811  Russian settlers establish Ft Ross trading post, north of SF on February - 02.   

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

1817  John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) on February - 02.   

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

1822  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1827  On February - 02 abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

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

1828  Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78 on February - 02.   

1829  Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage on February - 02.   

1829  Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage on February - 02.   

1835  On February - 02 luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer   

1840  Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer on this day in history.   

1843  US & British settlers in Oregon Country choose governmental committee on this day in history.   

1843  On February - 02 uS & British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee   

1844  On February - 02 leander Schlegel, composer   

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

1848  The first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history the Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.   

1848  On February - 02 1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF   

1850  Carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history first British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)   

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

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

1852  Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on February - 02.   

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

1856  Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer on this day in history.   

1857  On February - 02 jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector   

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

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)   

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

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

1435  On February - 02 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 this day in history.   

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