Historical Events Happened In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on this day in history.  Share it »

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  Share it »

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on this day in history.  Share it »

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer  Share it »

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author on this day in history.  Share it »

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British on this day in history.  Share it »

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on this day in history.  Share it »

1783  On this day in history spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America.  Share it »

1783  On this day in history spain recognizes US independence  Share it »

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on this day in history.  Share it »

1803  On this day in history pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79  Share it »

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on this day in history.  Share it »

1807  A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay on this day in history.  Share it »

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.  Share it »

1809  On this day in history territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)  Share it »

1809  On this day in history the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer  Share it »

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) on this day in history.  Share it »

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") on this day in history.  Share it »

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  Share it »

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.  Share it »

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.  Share it »

1817  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer  Share it »

1820  On this day in history elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)  Share it »

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician on this day in history.  Share it »

1823  On this day in history spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)  Share it »

1824  On this day in history george Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)  Share it »

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods on this day in history.  Share it »

1826  On this day in history walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist  Share it »

1830  On this day in history the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.  Share it »

1830  On this day in history robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)  Share it »

1831  On this day in history cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910  Share it »

1832  On this day in history george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77  Share it »

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on this day in history.  Share it »

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)  Share it »

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  Share it »

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies  Share it »

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury  Share it »

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh  Share it »

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.  Share it »

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)  Share it »

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.  Share it »

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.  Share it »