Page 3: Historical Events In February - 11

1821  Hermann Allmers, writer.   

1826  London University founded   

1829  William Anderson Pile, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1830  Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer.   

1833  Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice.   

1837  American Physiological Society organizes in Boston.   

1839  Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist   

1840  Gaetano Donizetti's Opera "La Fille du Regiment," premieres in Paris.   

1840  Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884   

1841  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55.   

1843  Giuseppe Verdi's Opera "I Lombardi," premieres in Milan   

1843  Opera "I Lombardi," premieres in Milan   

1846  William Fox Talbot, pioneer photographer/inventor   

1847  Thomas Edison, American inventor is born   

1847  Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents).   

1851  inaugural cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania vs Victoria, Launceston   

1851  1st cricket 1st-class game in Australia, Tasmania v Vic, Launceston.   

1852  inaugural British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London)   

1852  1st British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street London)   

1854  Major streets lit by coal gas for inaugural time.   

1854  Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time   

1855  Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam   

1858  inaugural apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France.   

1858  1st apparition of Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes France.   

1860  Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author (Monsieur Venus)   

1861  President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield IL to Washington DC.   

1861  US House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state   

1861  President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield IL to Wash DC.   

1864  Major Charls Heaphy, Auckland Rifel Volunteers, won the Victoria Cross at Mangapiko River, Waikato during the New Zealand (Maori) Wars.   

1867  August W Messer, German philosopher/educator/psychologist.   

1868  Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies   

1869  Patrick James Whelan c1840-1869 hanged in a snowstorm before a crowd of 5000 people for the murder of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.   

1870  Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76.   

1873  Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I.   

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1377  King ladislas of naples: King ladislas of naples (d. 1414)   

1380  Gianfrancesco poggio bracciolini: Italy, humanist   

1465  Elizabeth of york: London, consort of king henry vii   

1506  Juliana van stolberg: Engraver of nassau   

1535  Gregory xiv: [niccolo sfondrati], roman catholic pope (1590-91)   

1557  John wtenbogaert: Remonstrants theologist   

1568  Honoré d'urfé: French writer   

1649  William carstares: Scottish minister   

0641  Heraclius: Emperor of byzantium (610-641),   

0731  Death of Gregory ii: Greek-syrian pope,   

0821  Benedict of aniane: Saint,   

0824  Death of Paschal i: Italian pope (817-24),   

0867  Death of Theodora: The saint, beauty queen/empress of byzantine,   

1141  Death of Hugo of st-victor: Philosopher/theologist/mystic,   

1160  Minamoto no yoshitomo: Japanese general (b. 1123)   

1503  Death of Elizabeth of york: Consort of king henry vii,