Page 5: Historical Events In February - 02

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

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

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

1899  On this day in history the Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.   

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

1900  Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris on February - 02.   

1900  On February - 02 asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Springfield Ohio, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65)   

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 this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp)   

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

1903  On February - 02 frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train)   

1904  US blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey on February - 02.   

1904  Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha) on February - 02.   

1905  On this day in history the birth of Ayn Rand, American philisopher.   

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

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

1907  On this day in history bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic   

1907  Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1909  On February - 02 italian writer Marinetti publishes Futurist Manifest in Paris   

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  On February - 02 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  NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 02 nY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe   

1914  On this day in history cub Scouts founded in England   

1914  On this day in history 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  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  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

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

1435  On this day in history 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.