Page 5: Historical Events In February - 02

1892  Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore) on February - 02.   

1893  1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ on February - 02.   

1894  On this day in history uS warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island   

1895  On this day in history george S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL   

1896  On this day in history jane Wilde, writer   

1897  On this day in history the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire.   

1898  On this day in history josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar)   

1899  The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne on February - 02.   

1899  Benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show) on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 02 gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris   

1900  Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65) on this day in history.   

1901  Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization on this day in history.   

1901  On February - 02 connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives)   

1902  On February - 02 tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp)   

1902  Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train)   

1904  US blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha)   

1905  The birth of Ayn Rand, American philisopher on February - 02.   

1905  Ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead) on February - 02.   

1906  Pope encyclical against separation of church & state on this day in history.   

1907  Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic on this day in history.   

1907  On February - 02 dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72   

1908  On this day in history anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off)   

1909  Italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris on February - 02.   

1909  Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1912  On February - 02 frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty   

1912  Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe) on February - 02.   

1913  New York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe on this day in history.   

1913  NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens on February - 02.   

1913  NY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe on February - 02.   

1914  Cub Scouts founded in England on February - 02.   

1914  On February - 02 james Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC   

1918  On February - 02 john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59   

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

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  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

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  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad   

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  On February - 02 death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia   

1218  On this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

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

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

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.