Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1732  Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna on this day in history.   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer on February - 20.   

1737  French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns on this day in history.   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer on February - 20.   

1746  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness   

1746  On February - 20 guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68   

1752  Charles Broche, composer on this day in history.   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer on February - 20.   

1768  First American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) on February - 20.   

1768  1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn) on this day in history.   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer on February - 20.   

1773  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington on this day in history.   

1784  On February - 20 adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher   

1786  Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1790  Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48 on February - 20.   

1791  On February - 20 carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1792  US postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance on February - 20.   

1792  On February - 20 uS postal service created, postage 6 cents   

1796  On February - 20 eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  On this day in history louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer on this day in history.   

1803  On February - 20 friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  On February - 20 angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist on February - 20.   

1809  The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state on February - 20.   

1809  Supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

1809  Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 20.   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on February - 20.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on this day in history.