Page 4: Historical Events In February - 06

1889  Karel Wellens, Flemish painter   

1891  The inaugural great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17).   

1891  1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)   

1893  Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, pres of UN General Assembly (1962-63).   

1895  George Herman (Babe) Ruth, Baltimore, baseball great (Yankees).   

1896  Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82.   

1897  Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)   

1897  Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase and Fable), dies   

1899  The U.S. Senate ratifies a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, ending the Spanish-American War.   

1899  Treaty of Paris is ratified by the U.S. Senate by one vote, ending the Spanish-American War   

1899  Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate   

1899  Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor (Ben Hur)   

1899  Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67.   

1900  Battle at Vaalkrans, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)   

1900  Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist.   

1901  Ben Lyon, Atlanta GA, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse).   

1902  Young Women's Hebrew Association organized in New York NY.   

1902  Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in NYC.   

1902  Louis Nizer, lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in '50s, Catspaw).   

1903  John Dunning, cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's)   

1904  Russian-Japanese war began.   

1904  Claudio Arrau, Chile, composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra).   

1907  Sam Green, industrialist/inventor   

1908  Amintore Fanfani, premier of Italy.   

1909  Israel Citkowitz, composer.   

1910  George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager (Brentford)   

1910  Alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839).   

1911  inaugural old-age home opened in Prescott AZ where are the golf courses?   

1911  Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey   

1911  Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois in 1911.   

1911  Ronald Reagan, Former actor and US (40th) President is born   

1911  1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Ariz.   

1911  A W "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for S Africa 30's).   

1912  Eva Braun, mistress (Adolph Hitler)   

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1461  Dzore drzic: Croatian poet   

1564  Christopher marlowe: English poet/dramatist (dr faustus)   

1577  Beatrice cenci: Italian noblewoman   

1608  Antonio vieira: Portuguese jesuit preacher   

1611  Chongzhen emperor: Emperor of china   

1612  Antoine arnauld: [grand arnauld], french lawyer/theologist   

1637  Toyotomi hideyoshi: Unified japan   

1639  Daniel georg morhof: German writer and scholar   

0743  Death of Hisham ibn 'abd al-malik: 10th moslem caliph,   

0891  Death of Photius: Byzantine theologist/patriarch of constantinople/saint,   

1140  Death of Thurstan: Archbishop of york,   

1378  Jeanne de bourbon: Wife of charles v of france (b. 1338)   

1497  Death of John ockeghem: Flemish singer/composer,   

1515  Death of Aldus manutius: Italian printer   

1585  Death of Edmund plowden: English legal scholar (b. 1518)   

1593  Death of Emperor ogimachi of japan: Emperor ogimachi of japan (b. 1517)