Page 2: 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 this day in history france recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris (First US treaty). England immediately declares war on France.   

1778  On February - 06 ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)   

1783  Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67 on February - 06.   

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

1788  Massachusetts becomes the sixth of the United States on this day in history.   

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

1788  Mass becomes 6th state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

1793  Pietro Rovelli, composer on February - 06.   

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

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

1798  On February - 06 niels Schiorring, composer, dies at 54   

1802  Charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7] on this day in history.   

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

1804  Joseph Priestley, Engl/US theologist/philosopher/chemist, dies at 70 on February - 06.   

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

1807  On this day in history john Reid, composer, dies at 85   

1812  On this day in history carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104   

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

1815  On this day in history nJ issues 1st US railroad charter (John Stevens)   

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

1819  On this day in history sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore   

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 this day in history marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865)   

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

1832  On February - 06 uS ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy   

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

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

1833  On February - 06 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  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)   

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

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

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

1577  On this day in history birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on February - 06.   

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  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

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 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  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.