Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1732  Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  On February - 20 french minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1746  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness   

1746  On February - 20 guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68   

1752  Charles Broche, composer on this day in history.   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer on February - 20.   

1768  First American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) on February - 20.   

1768  On February - 20 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn)   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer on February - 20.   

1773  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington on this day in history.   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on February - 20.   

1786  On February - 20 johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

1788  On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

1790  On this day in history joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48   

1791  On February - 20 carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1792  On February - 20 uS postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance   

1792  US postal service created, postage 6 cents on February - 20.   

1796  On February - 20 eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  On February - 20 louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.   

1802  On February - 20 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer   

1803  On February - 20 friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  On February - 20 angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist on this day in history.   

1809  The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies on February - 20.   

1809  On February - 20 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On February - 20 birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  On this day in history birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

1734  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  On February - 20 death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett   

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad   

1408  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on February - 20.