Historical Events In February - 02
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1650 Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) on February - 02.
1653 New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded on this day in history.
1653 On February - 02 new Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY)
1653 New Amsterdam now known as New York City is incorporated on February - 02.
1653 New Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC) on this day in history.
1660 Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on this day in history.
1669 On this day in history louis Marchand, composer
1673 On February - 02 kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56
1685 On February - 02 charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54
1704 Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on February - 02.
1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" on February - 02.
1712 Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on this day in history.
1714 On this day in history nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London
1714 Gottfried August Homilius, composer on this day in history.
1723 On February - 02 antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66
1731 On February - 02 georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London
1731 Georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London on February - 02.
1732 On this day in history king Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia
1742 British Walpole government resigns on February - 02.
1742 On February - 02 british Walpole govt resigns
1748 On this day in history christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
1750 On this day in history johann Graf, composer, dies at 65
1762 Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London on February - 02.
1769 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.
1773 On this day in history vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
1779 Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1780 Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) on February - 02.
1787 Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation on this day in history.
1789 On February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63
1793 William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on February - 02.
1795 Joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.
1798 Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes first in US destroyed by fire on February - 02.
1798 On this day in history federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire
1802 First leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢) on February - 02.
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