Historical Events In February - 01
1539 On this day in history emperor Karel & King François I sign anti-English treaty
1587 English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuart's death sentence on this day in history.
1662 On this day in history dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates
1663 The town of Quebec is rocked by an evening earthquake on this day in history.
1669 On this day in history french King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion
1709 Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez on this day in history.
1717 On this day in history henri d'Aguesseau's first appointment as chancellor of France
1720 On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty
1732 On this day in history parliament of Ratisborn accept Pragmatic Sanctions
1742 Sardinia & Austria sign alliance on this day in history.
1775 Peasants in Bohemia revolt against servitude on this day in history.
1780 On this day in history british Major John Graves Simcoe leads 200 of his Rangers in a foray into New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War
1783 On this day in history william Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex
1788 On this day in history first US steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs & Longstreet
1789 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long on this day in history.
1790 Supreme Court convenes for the first time (New York NY) on this day in history.
1793 On this day in history france declares war on England & Netherlands
1793 On this day in history patent granted Ralph Hodgson, New York, for oiled silk & linen
1796 Capital of Upper Canada transferred from Newark (Niagara) to York on this day in history.
1799 Royal Assent given to change the name of Ile St. Jean (St. John's Island) to Prince Edward Island on this day in history.
1809 Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history first insurance company managed by blacks (American Insurance Company of Philadelphia)
1810 Seville, Spain surrenders to the French on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history uS Population - 7,239,881; Black population - 1,377,808 (19%)
1814 On this day in history lord Byron's "The Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on the day of publication
1814 Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200 on this day in history.
1840 On this day in history the first U.S. college of Dentistry is chartered in Baltimore, MD.
1851 On this day in history anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies.
1851 On this day in history death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein.
1851 On this day in history mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53.
1854 Fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec; government transfers to Toronto; hastens the decision to move to Ottawa on this day in history.
1858 Douglas Law goes into effect in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley on this day in history.
1861 On this day in history dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands
1861 Texas votes to secede from the Union on this day in history.
1862 Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic" on this day in history.
