Page 3: Historical Events In February - 17

1854  British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa)   

1854  Friedrich A Krupp, German arms manufacturer   

1854  Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, dies at 71   

1855  Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I)   

1856  Heinrich Heine, German poet, dies at 58 in Paris.   

1857  Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher.   

1858  Ernest Ford, composer   

1859  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli   

1862  Edward German (Jones), Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer   

1864  inaugural successful warship attack by a submarine during the American Civil War   

1864  Confederate sub "HL Hunley" sinks Union ship "Housatonic".   

1864  Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, NSW Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda).   

1865  -18] Battle of Charleston SC   

1867  1st ship passes through Suez Canal   

1867  William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury).   

1870  Esther Morris appointed 1st female judge   

1870  Louis de Raet, Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party).   

1874  Thomas J Watson, US, representative/founder (IBM)   

1874  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belg astronomer/sociologist, dies at 77.   

1875  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet, dies at 33   

1876  Sardines 1st canned (Julius Wolff-Eastport, Maine)   

1877  Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune).   

1878  1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones.   

1878  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59.   

1879  Dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club).   

1880  The Russian tsar survives an attempted bomb assassination   

1880  Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives an assassination attempt   

1880  Alvaro Obregon, general/president Mexico (1920-24)   

1882  1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground.   

1882  Kurt Schindler, composer.   

1883  Vacant/Engaged toilet door sign patented   

1883  A Ashwell patents free-toilet in London   

1883  Napoleon Coste, composer, dies at 76   

1884  Arthur Vanderpoorten, Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940)   

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1444  Rudolf agricola: [roelof huysman], dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de bourbon: Officer/governor (lombardy)   

1519  Francis: Duke of guise, french soldier and politician   

1581  Fausto poli: Italian catholic priest   

1583  J henry alting: Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre le pesant: Sieur de boisguilbert, french economist   

1653  Arcangelo corelli: Fusignano italy, violinist/comp (concerto grossi)   

1667  Georg bronner: Composer   

0364  Flavius jovianus: Christian emperor of rome (363-64),   

0440  Mesrop mashtots: Mesrop mashtots   

0956  Death of Hugo the great: Earl of paris/duke of francia,   

1339  Death of Otto: Duke of austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Ivan alexander of bulgaria: Ivan alexander of bulgaria   

1596  Friedrich sylburg: German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Giordano bruno: Advocate of copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando i de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1549)