Page 4: Historical Events In February - 01

1844  Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen).   

1846  In this year, Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation.   

1850  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.   

1850  Influenza in North America.   

1851  Anti-transportation groups meet in Melbourne to lobby for permanent end to shipping of convicts to eastern Australian colonies   

1851  Death of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, British author of Frankenstein   

1851  Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, dies at age 53.   

1851  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein), dies at 53.   

1852  Yellow fever in Argentina   

1853  Plague in Ottoman Empire   

1853  Cholera epidemic of Copenhagen 1853 in Copenhagen, Denmark killing 4737 people   

1854  Fire destroys Parliament Buildings at Quebec; government transfers to Toronto; hastens the decision to move to Ottawa   

1854  Broad Street cholera outbreak in England killing 616 people.   

1855  Third plague pandemic in Worldwide killing 12 million+ in India and China alone people   

1856  Auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College.   

1857  Yellow fever in Portugal   

1857  Smallpox in Victoria, Australia   

1857  Influenza in Europe, North America, South America   

1858  Douglas Law comes into force in British Columbia; miners required to buy licenses to search for gold in the Fraser Valley.   

1859  Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland)   

1860  1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of NYC.   

1861  Dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands.   

1861  Texas votes to secede from the Union   

1862  In this year, Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of the Republic"   

1862  In this year, Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic"   

1863  Fourth cholera pandemic in Middle East killing 600000 people   

1864  2nd German-Danish war begins.   

1864  Austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein   

1864  Battle of Yazoo River, Mississippi   

1864  -Feb 8th] Battle of Yazoo River, MS   

1865  13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day).   

1865  General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins   

1865  JS Rock, inaugural black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar   

1866  Cholera in Russia, Germany   

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1261  Walter de stapledon: English bishop   

1459  Conrad celtes: German scholar   

1462  Johannes trithemius: German cryptographer   

1552  Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1603  Michael trumper: Composer   

1605  Isaac aboab de fonseca: Portuguese/neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel schutz: Composer   

1635  Marquard gude: German archaeologist   

0656  Sigebert iii: King of austrasia,   

1204  Death of Alexius iv angelus: Regent of byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik ii: Duke of brabant (1235-48),   

1294  Death of Louis ii: The stern, ruler of upper-bayern,   

1328  Charles iv: The handsome, king of france (1322-28),   

1502  Olivier de la marche: Flemish writer/poet/governor,   

1542  Death of Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal (b. 1480)   

1563  Death of Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)