Historical Events In February - 06

1778  England declares war on France on February - 06.  

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

1778  On February - 06 france recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris (First US treaty). England immediately declares war on France.  

1778  On this day in history ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)  

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 February - 06 massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States.  

1788  Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on February - 06.  

1788  Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution on February - 06.  

1793  On February - 06 pietro Rovelli, composer  

1793  On this day in history 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  On February - 06 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 February - 06.  

1804  Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1807  On February - 06 hans Matthison-Hansen, composer  

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

1812  On February - 06 carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104  

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

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

1818  On February - 06 william Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901  

1819  On February - 06 sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore  

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

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

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

1832  On February - 06 first appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland  

1832  US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy on this day in history.  

1832  1st appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland on February - 06.  

1832  John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on February - 06.  

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  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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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.  

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

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

1612  On February - 06 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  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.  

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 February - 06.  

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

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)  

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