Page 2: Historical Events In February - 05

1758  Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45   

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)   

1775  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)   

1777  Georgia is recorded as becoming inaugural US state to abolish both entail and primogeniture   

1777  Georgia is recorded as becoming 1st US state to abolish both entail and primogeniture.   

1778  Articles of Confederation ratified by inaugural state, South Carolina   

1778  Articles of Confederation ratified by 1st state, South Carolina.   

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)   

1782  Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from the English   

1782  Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from English   

1783  Earthquakes ravage Calabria, killing 30000.   

1783  Sweden recognizes the United States as an independent country.   

1788  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon).   

1795  Zealand Netherlands surrenders to French General Michaud.   

1795  Zealand Neth surrenders to French general Michaud   

1799  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

1804  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1807  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80.   

1810  Ole Bull, composer   

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74   

1817  The inaugural US gas company incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights).   

1817  1st US gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights)   

1818  Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway   

1822  Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77.   

1825  Hannah Lord Montague of New York creates inaugural detachable shirt collar   

1825  Hannah Lord Montague of NY creates 1st detachable shirt collar   

1825  Pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64   

1831  Jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30   

1831  John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29   

1833  John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag)   

1837  Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)   

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62.   

1840  John Dunlop, Scottish inventor of pneumatic bicycle tire is born.   

1840  Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle).   

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0976  Sanjō: Emperor of japan   

1505  Aegidius tschudi: Swiss historian   

1519  René of châlon:   

1534  Giovanni de' bardi: Italian writer   

1589  Honorat de brueil seigneur de racan: French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban manuel de villegas: Spanish poet   

1608  Gaspar schott: German mathematician   

1626  Marie de rabutin-chantal: Marquise de sévigné, french author   

0995  William iv: Duke of aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  Sten sture the younger: Regent of sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  Death of Giovanni b moroni: Italian portrait painter,   

1591  Gerard de jode: Flemish publisher,   

1658  Death of Maria margaretha van angels: Dutch prioress at oirschot,   

1679  Joost van den vondel: Dutch poet (gysbreght van aemstel),   

1705  Jean gilles: Composer,   

1721  Death of James stanhope 1st earl of stanhope: English general,