Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer.   

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants.   

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49.   

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills   

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer.   

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author.   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British.   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British   

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence.   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat   

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79.   

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia.   

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   

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn, German composer is born.   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos).   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")   

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75.   

1815  World's inaugural commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer   

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)   

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods.   

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist   

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol   

1830  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902).   

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910.   

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian   

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

1116  On February - 03 death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

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