Page 3: Historical Events In February - 10

1832  Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer, dies at 84.   

1837  Alexander S Pushkin, writer, dies at 37.   

1840  Queen Victoria of England marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha   

1840  British queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert von Saksen-Coburg.   

1841  Walter Parratt, composer.   

1846  Beginning of Mormon march to west US   

1846  British defeat Sikhs in battle of Sobraon, India   

1846  Mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate gen Robert E Lee   

1847  A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)   

1855  US citizenship laws amended all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship   

1859  General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.   

1859  Gen Horsford defeats Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.   

1860  John Brahms' 2nd Serenade in A, premieres.   

1861  Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies.   

1862  Dutch 2nd government of Thorbecke forms   

1862  Dutch 2nd govt of Thorbecke forms.   

1862  W H "Gobo" Ashley, cricketer (7 wkts in 1 Test for S Africa 1889).   

1863  Frist US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia   

1863  PT Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb and Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York NY)   

1863  1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia   

1866  Dutch government Frans van der Putte forms   

1866  Dutch govt Frans van der Putte forms   

1866  Bror Beckman, composer   

1868  Conservatives and military, seize Convention Hall in Florida.   

1868  William Allen White, Emporia KS, editor (Pulitzer 1942).   

1869  Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati, composer   

1870  City of Anaheim incorporates (1st time).   

1870  Fritz Klimsch, German sculptor is born.   

1870  YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) is founded (New York NY).   

1870  Fritz Klimsch, German sculptor/painter   

1872  Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP).   

1876  Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43   

1878  Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres   

1878  Peace of Zanjón   

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1499  Thomas platter: Swiss humanist   

1524  Albrecht giese: German politician and diplomat   

1606  Christine marie of france: Regent of savoy   

1609  John suckling: English cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier   

1637  Henriette catharina van nassau: Dutch daughter of frederik henry   

1670  Norbert van flowers: [cephalus], flemish painter   

1670  William congreve: England, writer (old bachelor, way of the world)   

1685  Aaron hill: English playwright/poet (tragedy of zara)   

1126  Death of William ix: Duke of aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)   

1134  Death of Robert iii/ii curthouse: Duke of normandy,   

1162  Boudouin iii: Son of king fulco of anjou/husband of theodora,   

1278  Margaret ii of flanders: Margaret ii of flanders (b. 1202)   

1482  Luca della robbia: Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs),   

1495  Death of William stanley: Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy   

1567  Death of Lord darnley stuart: Husband of english queen mary, murdered   

1576  Death of Guilielmus xylander: German classical scholar (b. 1532)