Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer   

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants.   

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49   

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills.   

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer.   

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British.   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British.   

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence.   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat   

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79.   

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia   

1807  A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay   

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891.   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin).   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn, German composer is born   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos).   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man").   

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75.   

1815  World's inaugural commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland.   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer.   

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland).   

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician.   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)   

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods   

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist   

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.   

1830  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902).   

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910.   

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian   

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1338  Jeanne de bourbon: Wife of charles v of france   

1368  Charles vi: King of france (1380-1422)   

1525  Giovanni perluigi da palestrina: Composer   

1648  Louis bouteiller: Composer   

1655  Francois fagel: Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan santini aichel: Czech architect   

1690  Richard rawlinson: English minister   

1721  Friedrich wilhelm von seydlitz: Prussian general   

0474  Death of Leo i: Byzantine emperor (457-74),   

0619  Laurence of canterbury: 2nd archbishop of canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint werburgh: Saint werburgh   

0865  Death of Ansgar/anscharius/oskar: German 1st (arch)bishop of hamburg/saint,   

1014  Death of King sweyn i of denmark: King sweyn i of denmark   

1116  Death of King coloman of hungary: King coloman of hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  John of ghent: Duke of lancaster/king of castile & leon,   

1428  Ashikaga yoshimochi: Japanese shogun (b. 1386)