Page 2: Historical Events In February - 06

1778  On this day in history england declares war on France   

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

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  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on February - 06.   

1788  On February - 06 massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States.   

1788  On this day in history massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.   

1788  Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

1793  On February - 06 pietro Rovelli, composer   

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  On this day in history niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54   

1802  On February - 06 charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7]   

1804  Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler on February - 06.   

1804  Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70 on February - 06.   

1807  Hans Matthison-Hansen, composer on February - 06.   

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

1812  Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

1815  On February - 06 nJ issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens)   

1815  NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens) on February - 06.   

1818  William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore   

1820  On this day in history 86 free black colonists sail from New York NY to Sierra Leone, Africa   

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

1830  Marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865) on February - 06.   

1832  On this day in history first appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland   

1832  US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy on February - 06.   

1832  1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history john Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1833  On this day in history james Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army)   

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

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on this day in history.   

1838  On February - 06 henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)   

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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 this day in history.   

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  On February - 06 birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.   

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

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

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.   

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

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.   

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on this day in history.