Page 2: Historical Events In February - 02

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

1653  New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded on February - 02.   

1653  On this day in history new Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY)   

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

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

1660  On February - 02 govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45   

1669  On this day in history louis Marchand, composer   

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

1685  Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 on February - 02.   

1704  On this day in history guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62   

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 this day in history martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

1714  On this day in history nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London   

1714  On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer   

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

1731  On February - 02 georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London   

1731  On this day in history georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London   

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

1742  On February - 02 british Walpole government resigns   

1742  On February - 02 british Walpole govt resigns   

1748  On February - 02 christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  On February - 02 johann Graf, composer, dies at 65   

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

1769  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 on February - 02.   

1773  On this day in history vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer   

1779  On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

1780  Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) on February - 02.   

1787  On this day in history arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.   

1789  Armand-Louis Couperin, Fren composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 on February - 02.   

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

1795  On this day in history joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres   

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 February - 02.   

1802  First leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25¢) on this day in history.   

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

1455  On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

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

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

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

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02.   

1435  On this day in history 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