Page 2: Historical Events In February - 06

1778  England declares war on France on this day in history.   

1778  France officially recognizes the new nation known as the United States of America on this day in history.   

1778  France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris (First US treaty). England immediately declares war on France on this day in history.   

1778  Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis) on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 06 lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67   

1785  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 on February - 06.   

1788  On this day in history massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States.   

1788  On February - 06 massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.   

1788  On February - 06 mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution   

1793  On this day in history pietro Rovelli, composer   

1793  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85   

1797  On February - 06 joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs   

1798  Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on February - 06.   

1802  On February - 06 charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7]   

1804  On February - 06 ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler   

1804  On February - 06 joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70   

1807  On this day in history hans Matthison-Hansen, composer   

1807  John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on February - 06.   

1812  Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on February - 06.   

1815  On this day in history nJ issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens)   

1815  On February - 06 nJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)   

1818  William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

1819  Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore on February - 06.   

1820  On February - 06 86 free black colonists sail from New York NY to Sierra Leone, Africa   

1820  On this day in history 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)   

1830  On February - 06 marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865)   

1832  On this day in history first appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland   

1832  On this day in history uS ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy   

1832  1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history john Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1833  James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army) on February - 06.   

1834  William Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on February - 06.   

1836  On February - 06 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)   

1838  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) on February - 06.   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on February - 06.   

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.   

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  On February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on February - 06.   

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.   

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)