Page 5: Historical Events In February - 02

1892  On this day in history bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore)   

1893  On February - 02 1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ   

1894  On February - 02 uS warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island   

1895  On February - 02 george S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL   

1896  On this day in history jane Wilde, writer   

1897  On this day in history the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire.   

1898  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar) on this day in history.   

1899  On February - 02 the Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.   

1899  Benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show) on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 02 gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris   

1900  On this day in history asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65)   

1901  On February - 02 female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization   

1901  On this day in history connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives)   

1902  Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp) on this day in history.   

1902  Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1903  Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train) on February - 02.   

1904  US blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey on February - 02.   

1904  Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history the birth of Ayn Rand, American philisopher.   

1905  On this day in history ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead)   

1906  On February - 02 pope encyclical against separation of church & state   

1907  Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 02 dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72   

1908  Anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off) on this day in history.   

1909  Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris on this day in history.   

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1912  On February - 02 frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty   

1912  Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history new York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe   

1913  NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens on February - 02.   

1913  On February - 02 nY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe   

1914  On this day in history cub Scouts founded in England   

1914  James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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 February - 02.   

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