Page 2: Historical Events In February - 05

1754  Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1758  On February - 05 bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45   

1770  On February - 05 alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)   

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 February - 05.   

1777  On February - 05 georgia becomes 1st US state to abolish both entail & primogeniture   

1778  Articles of Confederation ratified by first state, South Carolina on February - 05.   

1778  Articles of Confederation ratified by 1st state, South Carolina on this day in history.   

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) on this day in history.   

1782  On February - 05 spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from the English   

1782  Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from English on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 05 earthquakes ravage Calabria, killing 30,000   

1783  On February - 05 sweden recognizes the United States as an independent country.   

1788  On February - 05 karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)   

1795  On this day in history zealand Netherlands surrenders to French General Michaud   

1795  On this day in history zealand Neth surrenders to French general Michaud   

1799  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) on February - 05.   

1804  On February - 05 johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1807  On this day in history pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80   

1810  On February - 05 ole Bull, composer   

1812  Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1817  The first US gas company incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights) on February - 05.   

1817  1st US gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights) on February - 05.   

1818  Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway on this day in history.   

1822  On February - 05 ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77   

1825  On this day in history 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  Jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30 on this day in history.   

1831  John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history john Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag)   

1837  On February - 05 dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)   

1838  Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1840  The birth of John Dunlop, Scottish inventor of pneumatic bicycle tire on February - 05.   

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0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.   

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.