Historical Events In February - 06

1840  On February - 06 waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain & Maoris of New Zealand  

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

1843  The first minstrel show in the United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City) on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer  

1851  On February - 06 robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Düsseldorf  

1851  Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dusseldorf on February - 06.  

1854  Composer R Schumann is saved from suicide attempt into the Rhine on this day in history.  

1859  Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on February - 06.  

1860  Johan [Eliza J] de Meester, Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje) on February - 06.  

1861  On this day in history english Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues first storm warnings for ships  

1861  On this day in history first meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America  

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

1862  On February - 06 general Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee  

1862  Naval Engagement at Tennessee River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle on February - 06.  

1862  On this day in history victory for General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson; Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant  

1862  On February - 06 gen Ulysses S Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee  

1864  Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia on February - 06.  

1864  On February - 06 -7] Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia  

1864  John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists) on February - 06.  

1865  On this day in history first day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)  

1865  On this day in history robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief  

1865  On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)  

1865  On February - 06 john Pegram, US Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 33  

1866  Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde) on February - 06.  

1867  Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in South on February - 06.  

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

1869  On February - 06 harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers  

1872  Theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8] on this day in history.  

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

1876  Wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt], German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros) on February - 06.  

1878  Waclaw Gieburowski, composer on February - 06.  

1879  On February - 06 carl Ramsauer  

1881  Karl Weigl, composer on this day in history.  

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

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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 February - 06.  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

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

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)  

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1639  On February - 06 birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)  

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  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)  

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

1515  On this day in history death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer  

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

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