Page 3: Historical Events In February - 02

1802  On February - 02 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)   

1802  Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist on February - 02.   

1803  Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

1804  On February - 02 leopold Eugen Mechura, composer   

1804  On this day in history caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62   

1811  Russian settlers establish Fort Ross trading post, north of San Francisco on February - 02.   

1811  On February - 02 russian settlers establish Ft Ross trading post, north of SF   

1815  Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 02 john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)   

1820  On February - 02 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne)   

1822  On February - 02 jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79   

1823  Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1827  On this day in history johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62   

1828  On this day in history frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78   

1829  On February - 02 madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage   

1829  On this day in history madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does £60,000 damage   

1835  Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer on February - 02.   

1840  On this day in history louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer   

1843  On February - 02 uS & British settlers in Oregon Country choose governmental committee   

1843  On February - 02 uS & British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee   

1844  On this day in history leander Schlegel, composer   

1847  Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer on this day in history.   

1848  On February - 02 the first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco   

1848  On this day in history the Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.   

1848  On February - 02 1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF   

1850  On this day in history carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker   

1852  On February - 02 first British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)   

1852  1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London) on February - 02.   

1852  On February - 02 teunis Stoel, actor/director (Small Theater, Rotterdam)   

1852  Francois MP Liberman, French founder (Congr of H Heart), dies at 49 on February - 02.   

1854  Pope Pius IX encyclical "On persecution of Armenians" on February - 02.   

1856  Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer on this day in history.   

1857  Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector on this day in history.   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.   

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

1494  On February - 02 birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

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

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  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.   

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

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40