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 this day in history.   

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

1896  Jane Wilde, writer on February - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1899  On February - 02 benny Rubin, Boston Mass, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show)   

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

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

1901  On this day in history female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization   

1901  On this day in history connie Gilchrist, Bkln NY, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives)   

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

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

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

1905  Ayn Rand, writer (Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1908  On February - 02 anita Garvin, actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off)   

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

1913  On February - 02 new York football Giants sign Jim Thorpe   

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

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 this day in history.   

1918  John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.   

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

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

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

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40