Page 4: Historical Events In February - 12

1877  American railroad workers strike against wage reduction   

1877  inaugural news dispatch by telephone, between Boston and Salem MA   

1877  1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston and Salem, Mass.   

1878  Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200358).   

1878  Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200358).   

1879  Artificial ice is created in at Madison Square Garden for the inaugural time   

1879  News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London   

1879  1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)   

1880  National Croquet League organizes (Phila).   

1880  John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60)   

1882  Social-Democratic Union forms in Amsterdam.   

1882  Walter Vaes, Flemish painter/etcher   

1883  Ludwig Stossel, Austria, actor (Man With a Camera).   

1884  Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist.   

1885  Carl Peters founds German East-Africa Society   

1885  Licinio Refice, composer.   

1886  2nd British government of Salisbury forms.   

1886  2nd British govt of Salisbury forms   

1886  Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer   

1889  Caesar Francks Symphony in D, premieres   

1889  Andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies.   

1891  Cecil Dixon, cricket off-spinner (1 Test for S Africa, 3-118, pair).   

1892  President Lincoln's birthday is declared a national holiday.   

1893  Marcel G J Minnaert, Dutch astronomer   

1894  Anarchist Émile Henry hurls a bomb into Paris's Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding 20.   

1896  Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84.   

1898  Wallace Ford, [Samuel Jones Grundy], Batton England, actor (Deputy)   

1899  -47ºF (-44ºC), Camp Clarke NB (state record)   

1899  -47°F (-44°C), Camp Clarke, Nebraska (state record)   

1899  Albert Huybrechts, composer.   

1900  Fred Emney, London England, actor (Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino).   

1901  Dutch Penitentiary children's law proclaimed   

1901  Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83   

1902  William D Revelli, Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader   

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1074  Conrad: King of germany and italy   

1211  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king (1220-35)   

1218  Kujo yoritsune: Japanese shogun   

1438  Adolf van egmond: Duke of gelre/earl of zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo campeggi(o): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas campion: England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  Casparus barleaus: Flemish theologist/poet (muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar bartholin: Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Death of Toghtekin: Slave/atabek of damascus,   

1242  Death of Hendrik vii: Roman catholics german king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  Albrecht altdorfer: German painter,   

1554  Death of Jane grey: Queen of england for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  Death of Nicholas throckmorton: English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  Death of Francois hotman/hotomanus: French lawyer/diplomat,   

1595  Archduke ernest of austria: Governor of the spanish netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  John drusius: Of driesschen, flemish hebraist,