Historical Events In February - 20

1731  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50 on February - 20.   

1732  Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  On this day in history french minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1745  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on February - 20.   

1745  On February - 20 johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1746  On February - 20 bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness   

1746  On February - 20 guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68   

1752  Charles Broche, composer on February - 20.   

1763  On this day in history adalbert Gyrowetz, composer   

1768  On this day in history first American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania)   

1768  1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn) on February - 20.   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer on February - 20.   

1773  On February - 20 charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71   

1779  Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington on February - 20.   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on February - 20.   

1786  Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70 on February - 20.   

1788  On February - 20 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68   

1790  On this day in history joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48   

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on February - 20.   

1792  US postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance on February - 20.   

1792  On this day in history uS postal service created, postage 6 cents   

1796  Eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer on this day in history.   

1803  On February - 20 friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  On this day in history angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer   

1808  On this day in history daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

1809  The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state   

1809  Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies on this day in history.   

1809  Johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76 on February - 20.   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On this day in history birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  On this day in history birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on February - 20.   

1656  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer   

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on this day in history.   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on this day in history.   

1171  Death of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138) on February - 20.   

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on February - 20.   

1408  On February - 20 death of henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)   

1431  On this day in history martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

1524  Death of Tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya on this day in history.