Page 2: Historical Events In February - 02

1653  New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) is founded   

1653  New Amsterdam is recorded as becoming a city (later New York NY).   

1653  New Amsterdam now known as New York City is incorporated.   

1653  New Amsterdam is recorded as becoming a city (later NYC)   

1660  Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob), dies at 45   

1669  Louis Marchand, composer.   

1673  Kaspar Forster, composer, dies at 56.   

1685  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.   

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

1712  Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician.   

1714  Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London   

1714  Gottfried August Homilius, composer.   

1723  Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66   

1731  Georg F Handel's opera "Poro," premieres in London.   

1732  King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia   

1742  British Walpole government steps down.   

1742  British Walpole govt steps down.   

1748  Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer   

1750  Johann Graf, composer, dies at 65   

1762  Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London   

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

1773  Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer   

1779  Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59   

1780  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   

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

1793  William Aiton, English botanist (Kew Gardens), dies at 61   

1795  Joseph Haydns 102nd Symphony in B, premieres.   

1798  Federal St Theater, Boston, is recorded as becoming inaugural in US destroyed by fire   

1798  Federal St Theater, Boston, is recorded as becoming 1st in US destroyed by fire   

1802  1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)   

1802  Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist.   

1803  Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

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1208  James i of aragon: James i of aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  King john of denmark: King john of denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona sforza: Queen of sigismund i of poland   

1502  Damião de góis: Portuguese philosopher   

1506  René de birague: French cardinal and chancellor   

1522  Lodovico ferrari: Italian mathematician   

1583  Anna roemers visscher: Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van campen: Painter/architect (new church, amsterdam)   

0672  Saint chad: Saint chad   

1032  Rudolf iii: Last independent king of bourgundy,   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj ii of bohemia: BoÅ™ivoj ii of bohemia   

1218  Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Eric xi of sweden: Eric xi of sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  Death of Johanna ii: Lawless queen of naples (1414-35),   

1461  Owen tudor: Welsh founder of the tudor dynasty of england   

1491  Martin schongauer: German painter,