Page 4: Historical Events In February - 15

1845  William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, inaugural uses 72" (183 cm) reflector   

1845  William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72" (183 cm) reflector   

1845  Elihu Root, (R)/US Sec of State (1905-09)/Nobel Peace Prize (1912)   

1847  Robert Fuchs, composer.   

1848  Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston.   

1849  Pierre F Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (logistic curve), dies at 44   

1851  Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave.   

1851  Black abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescueing a fugitive slave   

1852  Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits inaugural patient   

1852  Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits 1st patient   

1855  Gustav Hollaender, composer.   

1856  Frank Harris, Galway England, writer.   

1857  Mikhail Glinka, composer, dies.   

1858  William Pickering, Boston, astronomer (9th and 10th moons of Saturn)   

1861  Ft Point completed and garrisoned (but has never fired cannon in anger).   

1861  Alfred North Whitehead, Engl mathematician/philosopher (Adv of Ideas).   

1862  Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson TN   

1862  Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson, Tennessee   

1864  Fire in Rotterdam Netherlands damages Museum Boymans   

1864  Fire in Rotterdam Neth damages Museum Boymans.   

1864  Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies   

1865  Nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies.   

1866  Bannister Fletcher, London, architect and architectural historian.   

1869  Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped   

1870  Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth MN   

1870  Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minn   

1872  In Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the inaugural time as a Province of Canada   

1874  Emilis Melngailis, composer   

1876  Historic Elm at Boston blown down   

1879  U.S. President Rutherford Hayes signs a bill enabling female lawyers to argue cases before the Supreme Court.   

1879  Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Ct.   

1881  Canadian Pacific Railway Act receives the Royal Assent. A Royal Charter pursuant to the Act was granted on February 16th - this incorporated the company. The principal terms provided for the payment to the railway of a subsidy of $25000000 and 25000000 acres of land, plus the railways (Port Arthur-Selkirk-Winnipeg-Emerson and Port Moody-Savona) already contracted for by the government, upon their completion.   

1882  inaugural cargo of frozen meat leaves New Zealand for Britain, on SS Dunedin   

1882  John Barrymore, American actor is born   

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1368  Sigismund: Nornberg germany, holy roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  Ivan the young: Ruler of tver   

1471  Piero di lorenzo de' medici: Ruler of florence   

1483  Babur: Founder of mughal dynasty in india (1526-30   

1497  Philipp melanchthon: German protestant   

1519  Pedro menendez de aviles: Explorer (found st augustine florida)   

1524  Charles de guise: Archbishop/cardinal of reims   

1557  Alfonso fontanelli: Composer   

1043  Death of Gisela: Wife of rc-german emperor conrad ii the salier,   

1145  Death of Lucius ii: [gherardo caccianemici], italian pope (1144-45),   

1152  Death of Konrad iii: Roman-german king (1138-1152),   

1503  Death of Henry deane: Archbishop of canterbury (1501-03),   

1568  Death of Hendrik van brederode: Dutch noble (compromise of nobles),   

1580  Death of Cunerus petri: Dutch theologist/bishop of leeuwarden,   

1597  Death of Pieter j kies: Dutch mayor of haarlem (1572-73),   

1600  Jose the acosta: Spanish missionary (peru),