Historical Events In February - 06

1778  England declares war on France on this day in history.   

1778  France officially recognizes the new nation known as the United States of America on February - 06.   

1778  France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris (First US treaty). England immediately declares war on France on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)   

1783  On this day in history lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67   

1785  On February - 06 iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48   

1788  On this day in history massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States.   

1788  Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on this day in history.   

1788  Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution on February - 06.   

1793  Pietro Rovelli, composer on this day in history.   

1793  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85   

1797  Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs on February - 06.   

1798  Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on February - 06.   

1802  Charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7] on February - 06.   

1804  On this day in history ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler   

1804  On February - 06 joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70   

1807  On this day in history hans Matthison-Hansen, composer   

1807  On this day in history john Reid, composer, dies at 85   

1812  On this day in history carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104   

1815  On this day in history nJ issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens)   

1815  NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens) on this day in history.   

1818  William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901 on February - 06.   

1819  On February - 06 sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore   

1820  86 free black colonists sail from New York NY to Sierra Leone, Africa on February - 06.   

1820  1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone) on February - 06.   

1830  On February - 06 marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865)   

1832  First appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland on this day in history.   

1832  On February - 06 uS ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy   

1832  1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland on February - 06.   

1832  John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

1833  James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history william Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)   

1838  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) on February - 06.   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on February - 06.   

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

0891  On February - 06 photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  On February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)