Historical Events In February - 02

1892  Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore) on this day in history.  

1893  1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ on February - 02.  

1894  On February - 02 uS warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island  

1895  On February - 02 george S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL  

1896  Jane Wilde, writer on this day in history.  

1897  The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

1898  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar) on February - 02.  

1899  The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne on February - 02.  

1899  Benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show) on February - 02.  

1900  On this day in history gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris  

1900  Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65) on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization  

1901  Connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives) on February - 02.  

1902  On February - 02 tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp)  

1902  Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on February - 02.  

1903  On this day in history frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train)  

1904  On this day in history uS blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey  

1904  Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha) on this day in history.  

1905  The birth of Ayn Rand, American philisopher on this day in history.  

1905  Ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead) on February - 02.  

1906  On February - 02 pope encyclical against separation of church & state  

1907  Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic on February - 02.  

1907  On this day in history dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72  

1908  Anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off) on this day in history.  

1909  Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris on this day in history.  

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1912  Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe)  

1913  New York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe on this day in history.  

1913  NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens on this day in history.  

1913  On February - 02 nY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe  

1914  Cub Scouts founded in England on February - 02.  

1914  On this day in history james Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC  

1918  On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59  

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)  

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1506  On February - 02 birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)  

0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad  

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.  

1124  On February - 02 death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia  

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)  

1250  On February - 02 death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)  

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.  

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.