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 February - 06.   

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 February - 06.   

1785  On this day in history iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48   

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  Pietro Rovelli, composer on February - 06.   

1793  Carlo Goldoni, Italian author (L'avaro), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1797  Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54   

1802  On this day in history charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7]   

1804  Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler on this day in history.   

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  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104   

1815  NJ issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens) on this day in history.   

1815  NJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens) on February - 06.   

1818  William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901 on February - 06.   

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

1820  On this day in history 86 free black colonists sail from New York NY to Sierra Leone, Africa   

1820  On February - 06 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)   

1830  Marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865) on February - 06.   

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

1832  US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy on February - 06.   

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  James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

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

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)   

1838  On this day in history henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)   

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

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

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.   

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies   

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.   

1593  On February - 06 death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)