Page 3: Historical Events In February - 06

1840  Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of New Zealand on this day in history.   

1840  Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of NZ on February - 06.   

1843  The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City) on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer   

1851  On this day in history robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Düsseldorf   

1851  On February - 06 robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dusseldorf   

1854  Composer R Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine on February - 06.   

1859  Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on February - 06.   

1860  On this day in history johan [Eliza J] de Meester, Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje)   

1861  English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues first storm warnings for ships on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 06 first meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America   

1861  1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America on this day in history.   

1862  General Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1862  On February - 06 naval Engagement at Tennessee River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle   

1862  On this day in history victory for General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson; Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant   

1862  On February - 06 gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia   

1864  -7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia on February - 06.   

1864  On this day in history john Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists)   

1865  First day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run) on February - 06.   

1865  Robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief on this day in history.   

1865  On February - 06 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)   

1865  On this day in history john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33   

1866  Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) on February - 06.   

1867  On February - 06 peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South   

1869  On February - 06 harper's Weekly publishes first picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers   

1869  Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers on this day in history.   

1872  On February - 06 theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]   

1874  Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) on this day in history.   

1876  On February - 06 wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt], German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros)   

1878  Waclaw Gieburowski, composer on February - 06.   

1879  On February - 06 carl Ramsauer   

1881  Karl Weigl, composer on February - 06.   

1881  On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

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

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

1608  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

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

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

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

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.   

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

1378  On this day in history 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  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

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.