Historical Events In February - 06
Friday, 25 October 2024
1778 England declares war on France on February - 06.
1778 France officially recognizes the new nation known as the United States of America on February - 06.
1778 On February - 06 france recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris (First US treaty). England immediately declares war on France.
1778 Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis) on this day in history.
1783 Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on this day in history.
1785 On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48
1788 Massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States on February - 06.
1788 On February - 06 massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1788 Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution on February - 06.
1793 Pietro Rovelli, composer on this day in history.
1793 On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85
1797 Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs on this day in history.
1798 Niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1802 On February - 06 charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7]
1804 Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler on February - 06.
1804 Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1807 Hans Matthison-Hansen, composer on this day in history.
1807 John Reid, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1812 Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on this day in history.
1815 On February - 06 nJ issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens)
1815 NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens) on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history william Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901
1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history 86 free black colonists sail from New York NY to Sierra Leone, Africa
1820 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone) on February - 06.
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 February - 06 uS ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy
1832 On this day in history 1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland
1832 John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history james Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army)
1834 On this day in history william Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1836 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)
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