Page 2: Historical Events In February - 09

1742  British ex-premier Walpole is recorded as becoming earl of Orford   

1744  Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Admiral Matthews).   

1744  Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews).   

1744  Amos Bull, composer.   

1751  Henri F D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717..50), dies at 82.   

1756  Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer   

1760  In this year, In Louisbourg Nova Scotia, Captain John Byron 1723-1786 starts tearing down the fortifications of Louisbourg on orders from British PM William Pitt.   

1765  Elisabetta de Gambarini, composer, dies at 33   

1771  Daniel Belknap, composer   

1773  William Henry Harrison, Va, (Whigs) 9th Pres (March 4-April 4, 1841).   

1775  English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion   

1775  English Parliament declares Mass colony is in rebellion   

1775  Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom).   

1780  Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer.   

1783  Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29].   

1788  Austria declares war on Russia.   

1799  USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies.   

1799  USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I   

1801  France and Austrian sign Peace of Luneville.   

1807  French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon.   

1808  Francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer   

1811  Nevil Maskelyne, 5th Astronomer Royal of England (1765-1811), dies   

1812  Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57   

1814  Samuel Jones Tilden, philanthropist for NY Public Library.   

1817  Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer, dies at 54.   

1822  American Indian Society organizes   

1822  Charles T Stork, Dutch industrialist   

1824  Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet, dies at 49.   

1825  John Quincy Adams is elected U.S. president by the House of Representatives when no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.   

1825  House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US president.   

1826  John Alexander Logan, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886.   

1834  Felix Dahn, writer   

1846  Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer, designer of 1st Mercedes   

1846  Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies.   

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1404  Constantine xi dragases: Last byzantine emperor   

1441  Ali sjir neva'i [fani]: Turkish poet/author (mahbub al-kulub)   

1533  Shimazu yoshihisa: Japanese samurai   

1578  Giambattista andreini: Italian playwright/actor (l'adamo)   

1579  John meursius: [van meurs], dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de enden: Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of spinoza   

1607  Abraham megerle: Composer   

1645  Johann aegidius bach: German violistian   

1011  Bernard i: Duke of saxony   

1199  Death of Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun (b. 1147)   

1450  Agnès sorel: Mistress of king charles vii of france (b. 1421)   

1555  Death of John hooper: Deprived bishop of gloucester, burnt for heresy   

1567  Henry stuart: Earl of darnley/consort of mary queen of scots, murdered   

1583  Jeseph sanalbo: Jewish convert in rome, burned at stake   

1588  Death of Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,   

1617  Hans christoph haiden: Composer,