Page 3: Historical Events In February - 09

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

1846  Henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies.   

1849  Roman Republic declared.   

1849  Corneille Vander Planken, composer, dies at 76   

1853  Leander Starr Jameson, PM of South African Cape colony   

1854  Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician   

1857  Johannes T de Visser, theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education.   

1860  Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch milt/liberal politician, dies at 63   

1861  Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the US Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states.   

1861  Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of CSA.   

1861  Tennessee votes against secession.   

1861  Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and VP of CSA   

1863  Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane   

1863  Anthony Hope [Hopkins], London, novelist.   

1865  Erich von Drygalski, Germany, geographer/glaciologist/Antarctic expl.   

1866  George Ade, US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)   

1867  Nebraska is recorded as becoming 37th US state   

1867  Edward Naylor, composer   

1870  Grant signs the bill establishing Federal Meteorological Service   

1870  US Army establishes US National Weather Service.   

1871  Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress.   

1871  Franc S Finzgar, Slovenian clergyman/writer (Our Blood).   

1874  Amy Lowell, US poet/critic (Patterns, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed).   

1874  Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75.   

1875  Sidney Hugo Nicholson, composer.   

1876  Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater (Olympic-bronze-1920).   

1877  US weather service established.   

1879  Carl Natanael Berg, composer   

1881  Feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime and Punishment), dies at 59   

1882  Thomas Campbell, S African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)   

1884  Frederik Gerretson, [Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet/politician).   

1885  The inaugural Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

1885  1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii   

1885  Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!   

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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  Death of Jeseph sanalbo: Jewish convert in rome, burned at stake   

1588  Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,   

1617  Death of Hans christoph haiden: Composer,