Historical Events In February - 20

1731  On February - 20 frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

1732  On this day in history estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna   

1734  On this day in history franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  On this day in history french minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on February - 20.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness on this day in history.   

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

1752  On this day in history charles Broche, composer   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1770  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer   

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

1779  On February - 20 augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1790  On February - 20 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 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  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer on February - 20.   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist on February - 20.   

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  On February - 20 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

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

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1494  On this day in history birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  On this day in history 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 February - 20.   

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

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on February - 20.   

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

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on February - 20.   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

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  On February - 20 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  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya