Historical Events Happened In February - 20

1725 10 sleeping Indians scalped by whites in New Hampshire for £100/scalp bounty on this day in history. Share it »

1725 10 sleeping Indians scalped by whites in NH for £100 a scalp bounty on this day in history. Share it »

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

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

1734 Franz Ignaz Beck, composer on this day in history. Share it »

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

1737 On this day in history elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies Share it »

1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on this day in history. Share it »

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

1745 Johann Peter Salomon, composer on this day in history. Share it »

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

1746 On this day in history guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68 Share it »

1752 On this day in history charles Broche, composer Share it »

1763 Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer on this day in history. Share it »

1768 On this day in history first American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) Share it »

1768 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn) on this day in history. Share it »

1770 On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer Share it »

1773 On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

1791 Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on this day in history. Share it »

1792 US postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance on this day in history. Share it »

1792 US postal service created, postage 6 cents on this day in history. Share it »

1796 On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician Share it »

1798 On this day in history louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power. Share it »

1802 On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer Share it »

1803 On this day in history friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer Share it »

1805 On this day in history angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer Share it »

1808 On this day in history daumier, Marseilles France, artist Share it »

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

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

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1494 Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1507 On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) Share it »

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

1632 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history. Share it »

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

1656 On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised Share it »

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

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

1054 On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies Share it »

1154 On this day in history death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett Share it »

1171 On this day in history death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) Share it »

1194 On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies Share it »

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

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

1431 Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1524 On this day in history death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya Share it »