Page 2: Historical Events In February - 02

1650  On February - 02 nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II)   

1653  On February - 02 new Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded   

1653  New Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY) on February - 02.   

1653  On February - 02 new Amsterdam now known as New York City is incorporated.   

1653  On February - 02 new Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC)   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on February - 02.   

1669  On February - 02 louis Marchand, composer   

1673  Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1685  On February - 02 charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54   

1704  Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on February - 02.   

1709  On February - 02 british sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"   

1712  On February - 02 martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

1714  Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London on February - 02.   

1714  On February - 02 gottfried August Homilius, composer   

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on February - 02.   

1731  On this day in history georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London   

1731  Georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1732  King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history british Walpole government resigns   

1742  On February - 02 british Walpole govt resigns   

1748  On February - 02 christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  On this day in history johann Graf, composer, dies at 65   

1762  On this day in history thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London   

1769  On this day in history clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75   

1773  Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer on this day in history.   

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1780  On February - 02 johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)   

1787  Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation on February - 02.   

1789  On February - 02 armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63   

1793  On February - 02 william Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61   

1795  Joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres on February - 02.   

1798  Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes first in US destroyed by fire on February - 02.   

1798  Federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1802  First leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢) on February - 02.   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.   

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.   

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.   

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.   

0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on February - 02.   

1250  On February - 02 death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  On February - 02 death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40