Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  On this day in history frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1732  On February - 20 estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer on February - 20.   

1737  French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns on February - 20.   

1737  On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies   

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

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer on February - 20.   

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  On February - 20 charles Broche, composer   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer on February - 20.   

1768  First American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn)   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer on this day in history.   

1773  On February - 20 charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71   

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

1784  On this day in history adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher   

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

1788  On February - 20 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

1790  Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history 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 this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  Louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power on this day in history.   

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

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer on February - 20.   

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 February - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

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

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

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

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1431  On February - 20 martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

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