Page 3: Historical Events In February - 16

1834  Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies.   

1836  Benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer.   

1838  Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions   

1838  The British Parliament passes an act suspending the constitution in Lower Canada   

1838  Arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist.   

1840  American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica   

1846  Battle of Sobraon ends inaugural Sikh War in India   

1846  Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India   

1847  Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise)   

1848  Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge).   

1850  Octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid)   

1851  Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95   

1852  Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established   

1852  Charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses).   

1854  Franz Liszts symphony "Orpheus," premieres.   

1854  Oscar Fetras, composer   

1856  Willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)   

1857  Gallaudet College (Natl Deaf Mute college) forms (Wash DC)   

1857  Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77   

1858  Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler).   

1858  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86.   

1859  The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch   

1860  Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse government steps down.   

1860  Dutch Rochussen/Van Bosse govt steps down.   

1862  Ft Donelson captured by General Grant (1400 confederates surrender)   

1862  Ft Donelson captured by Gen Grant (1400 confederates surrender).   

1864  Battle of Mobile, AL - operations by Union Army.   

1864  Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58.   

1866  Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington is recorded as becoming the British Secretary of State for War.   

1866  Johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)   

1868  The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is founded   

1868  Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms (NY).   

1868  Wilhelm Schmidt, German anthropologist/linguist (Anthropos)   

1876  George Macauley Trevelyan, England, historian (Giuseppi Garibaldi).   

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1032  Emperor yingzong of china: Emperor yingzong of china (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus vitalis: French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp melanchthon: Germ, protestant reformer (augsburgse confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de coligny: Huguenot leader/french admiral   

1543  Kano eitoku: Japanese painter   

1620  Frederick william: Great elector, founder of brandenburg-prussia   

1643  John sharp: English archbishop of york   

1669  Arnold boonen: Dutch portrait painter   

0309  Pamphilus van caesarea: Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Death of Abu dja'far mohammed djarir al-tabari: Islamic historian,   

1247  Heinrich raspe: Landgrave of thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Death of Afonso iii: King of portugal (1248-79),   

1391  Death of Johannes v palaeologus: Emperor of byzantium (1341-91),   

1531  Death of Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Death of Everhard/erardus van de mark: Prince-bishop of liege,   

1560  Jean du bellay: French catholic cardinal and diplomat