Page 2: Historical Events In February - 05
Thursday, 16 October 2025
1754 Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on February - 05.
1758 On February - 05 bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45
1770 Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) on February - 05.
1775 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) on this day in history.
1777 Georgia becomes first US state to abolish both entail &primogeniture on this day in history.
1777 Georgia becomes 1st US state to abolish both entail & primogeniture on February - 05.
1778 Articles of Confederation ratified by first state, South Carolina on this day in history.
1778 On February - 05 articles of Confederation ratified by 1st state, South Carolina
1778 Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) on this day in history.
1782 Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from the English on February - 05.
1782 On this day in history spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from English
1783 On this day in history earthquakes ravage Calabria, killing 30,000
1783 On this day in history sweden recognizes the United States as an independent country.
1788 On this day in history karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)
1795 Zealand Netherlands surrenders to French General Michaud on this day in history.
1795 On February - 05 zealand Neth surrenders to French general Michaud
1799 On this day in history john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)
1804 On this day in history johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet
1807 On February - 05 pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80
1810 Ole Bull, composer on this day in history.
1812 Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on February - 05.
1817 The first US gas company incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights) on February - 05.
1817 On this day in history 1st US gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights)
1818 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
1822 Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 on February - 05.
1825 On February - 05 hannah Lord Montague of New York creates first detachable shirt collar
1825 On this day in history hannah Lord Montague of NY creates 1st detachable shirt collar
1825 On February - 05 pierre Gaveaux, composer, dies at 64
1831 On this day in history jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30
1831 On February - 05 john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29
1833 John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) on February - 05.
1837 Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement) on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62
1840 On February - 05 the birth of John Dunlop, Scottish inventor of pneumatic bicycle tire
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