Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  On February - 20 frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1732  Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna on February - 20.   

1734  On February - 20 franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  On February - 20 french minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns   

1737  On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

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

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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

1746  Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

1752  Charles Broche, composer on February - 20.   

1763  On this day in history adalbert Gyrowetz, composer   

1768  First American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) on this day in history.   

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

1770  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer   

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

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington on February - 20.   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48   

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history uS postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance   

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

1796  On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  Louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power on this day in history.   

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

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer on this day in history.   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer on February - 20.   

1808  On February - 20 daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

1809  On this day in history the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state.   

1809  On this day in history supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state   

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 February - 20.   

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

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on this day in history.   

1194  On February - 20 tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  On February - 20 death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on February - 20.