Page 3: Historical Events In February - 13

1795  1st state university in US opens, University of North Carolina   

1798  Wilhelm H Wackenroder, German writer (Fantasies of Art), dies at 24.   

1799  The inaugural US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts.   

1799  1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts   

1805  David Dudley Field, lawyer/law codifier.   

1807  Bartolommea Capitanio, Italian monastery founder (Liefdezusters)   

1809  French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege   

1813  Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname (1855-59).   

1814  Augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69.   

1815  The Cambridge Union Society is founded   

1816  Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire   

1816  -14] Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire.   

1820  Bela Albrecht Pal Keler, composer.   

1822  Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet   

1826  American Temperance Society, forms in Boston.   

1829  Gerard Keller, writer (Netherlands Spectator).   

1831  John Aaron Rawlins, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1869   

1832  The inaugural appearance of cholera at London.   

1832  1st appearance of cholera at London   

1833  Hamilton Ontario is incorporated as a city; the oldest in Ontario   

1833  William Whedbee Kirkland, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1915   

1837  Riot in New York over high price of flour   

1837  Riot in New York due to a combination of poverty and increase in the cost of flour   

1837  Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea, composer.   

1837  Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809.   

1840  Georg Jacobi, composer.   

1841  Thomas Ainsworth, English/Dutch industrialist, dies at 45.   

1849  Lord Randolph Churchill, England, politician, Winston's father.   

1849  Christian Rummel, composer, dies at 61.   

1852  Johan L E Dreyer, Danish astronomer (New gen catalogue of nebulae).   

1858  Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa   

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist.   

1860  King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes   

1861  Abraham Lincoln declared President   

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1440  Hartmann schedel: German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  Mary of burgundy: Daughter of charles the bold and wife of maximilian i, holy roman emperor   

1480  Girolamo aleandro: Italian catholic cardinal   

1599  Alexander vii: [fabio chigi], siena italy, pope (1655-67)   

1610  Jean de la badie: French divine, founder of lagardists   

1622  Adam pijnacker: Landscape painter/etcher, baptized   

1658  Jan b wellekens: Dutch poet/painter   

1660  Johann sigismund kusser: Composer   

0858  Kenneth i of scotland: Kenneth i of scotland   

1130  Death of Honorius ii: [lamberto], pope (1124-30),   

1141  Death of B�la ii of hungary: B�la ii of hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  Death of Stefanus nemanja (symeon): Monk,   

1219  Minamoto no sanetomo: Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  Jordanus of saxon: 2nd general of dominicans, drowns   

1315  Jean i of chalon-arlay: Mayor of neuchôtel,   

1332  Andronicus ii paleologus: Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk,