Page 3: Historical Events In February - 06

1840  On this day in history waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of New Zealand   

1840  Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of NZ on February - 06.   

1843  The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City) on February - 06.   

1848  On February - 06 luigi Mancinelli, composer   

1851  On this day in history robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Düsseldorf   

1851  On this day in history robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dusseldorf   

1854  On February - 06 composer R Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine   

1859  On February - 06 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

1860  On February - 06 johan [Eliza J] de Meester, Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje)   

1861  English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues first storm warnings for ships on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 06 first meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America   

1861  On February - 06 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America   

1862  On this day in history general Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee   

1862  On February - 06 naval Engagement at Tennessee River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle   

1862  Victory for General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson; Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant on February - 06.   

1862  On this day in history gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia   

1864  On this day in history -7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia   

1864  On February - 06 john Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists)   

1865  First day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run) on February - 06.   

1865  On February - 06 robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief   

1865  2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run) on February - 06.   

1865  John Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33 on February - 06.   

1866  Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) on this day in history.   

1867  On February - 06 peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South   

1869  Harper's Weekly publishes first picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers on February - 06.   

1869  Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers on this day in history.   

1872  On February - 06 theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]   

1874  Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel) on February - 06.   

1876  On this day in history wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt], German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros)   

1878  On this day in history waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

1879  Carl Ramsauer on this day in history.   

1881  Karl Weigl, composer on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68   

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.   

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

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

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 this day in history.   

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