Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  On February - 20 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  On this day in history 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 February - 20.   

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

1746  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness   

1746  Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

1752  Charles Broche, composer on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history adalbert Gyrowetz, composer   

1768  On February - 20 first American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania)   

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

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

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

1786  Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on February - 20.   

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on February - 20.   

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

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on February - 20.   

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  Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician on this day in history.   

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

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer on this day in history.   

1803  On February - 20 friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

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

1808  On February - 20 daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

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

1809  On February - 20 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  On February - 20 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  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  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

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

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

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

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

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

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

1194  On February - 20 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  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on this day in history.