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  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  Jane Wilde, writer on February - 02.  

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

1898  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar) on February - 02.  

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

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

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 February - 02.  

1901  On February - 02 female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization  

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 this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history emanuil Mandlov, composer, dies at 42  

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

1904  On February - 02 uS blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey  

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 this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead)  

1906  Pope encyclical against separation of church & state on February - 02.  

1907  Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic on February - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73  

1912  On this day in history frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty  

1912  On this day in history frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe)  

1913  On this day in history new York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe  

1913  On this day in history nYC's Grand Central Terminal opens  

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

1914  On February - 02 cub Scouts founded in England  

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

1918  On this day in history john L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59  

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

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)  

1494  On February - 02 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 this day in history.  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.  

1583  On February - 02 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 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 February - 02.  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.  

1250  On February - 02 death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)  

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

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