Page 5: Historical Events In February - 02

1892  On this day in history bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore)   

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

1894  US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island on February - 02.   

1895  On February - 02 george S Halas, [Papa Bear], end/coach (Bears), co-founder NFL   

1896  On this day in history jane Wilde, writer   

1897  The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg is destroyed by fire on February - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1900  Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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 February - 02.   

1901  Connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives) on February - 02.   

1902  Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp) on February - 02.   

1902  Emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42 on February - 02.   

1903  Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train) on this day in history.   

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

1904  Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha) on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 02 the birth of Ayn Rand, American philisopher.   

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

1906  On February - 02 pope encyclical against separation of church & state   

1907  On February - 02 bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic   

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

1908  Anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off) on February - 02.   

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

1909  On February - 02 adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73   

1912  Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty on February - 02.   

1912  Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe) on this day in history.   

1913  New York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe on February - 02.   

1913  On February - 02 nYC's Grand Central Terminal opens   

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

1914  On this day in history cub Scouts founded in England   

1914  James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC on February - 02.   

1918  John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on February - 02.   

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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  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

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

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.   

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 February - 02.   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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