Page 2: Historical Events In February - 02

1650  Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) on February - 02.   

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

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  New Amsterdam becomes a city (later NYC) on this day in history.   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1669  On February - 02 louis Marchand, composer   

1673  On February - 02 kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1709  British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" on this day in history.   

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  On February - 02 antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66   

1731  Georg F Händels opera "Poro," premieres in London on February - 02.   

1731  Georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London on February - 02.   

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

1742  British Walpole government resigns on this day in history.   

1742  British Walpole govt resigns on February - 02.   

1748  On February - 02 christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1762  Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London on February - 02.   

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 February - 02 georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

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

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  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

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

1798  On this day in history federal St Theater, Boston, becomes first in US destroyed by fire   

1798  On this day in history federal St Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in US destroyed by fire   

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

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1208  On February - 02 birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

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 February - 02.   

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  On February - 02 birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)   

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  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.