Historical Events In February - 20

1731  Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1732  On February - 20 estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna  

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer on this day in history.  

1737  French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns on February - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer on February - 20.  

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

1746  Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1752  On this day in history charles Broche, composer  

1763  On February - 20 adalbert Gyrowetz, composer  

1768  First American chartered fire insurance company receives charter (Pennsylvania) on this day in history.  

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

1770  On this day in history ferdinando Carulli, composer  

1773  On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71  

1779  On February - 20 augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington  

1784  On this day in history adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher  

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

1788  On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68  

1790  Joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48 on February - 20.  

1791  Carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen) on this day in history.  

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

1792  US postal service created, postage 6 cents on this day in history.  

1796  On this day in history eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician  

1798  Louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power on February - 20.  

1802  On February - 20 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer  

1803  Friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer on this day in history.  

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  Supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state on February - 20.  

1809  On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies  

1809  On February - 20 johann Joseph Emmert, composer, dies at 76  

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1494  On February - 20 birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)  

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.  

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on February - 20.  

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.  

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher  

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

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer  

1054  Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies on February - 20.  

1154  On this day in history death of saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett  

1171  On this day in history death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)  

1194  Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies on February - 20.  

1258  On February - 20 death of al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad  

1408  Death of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342) on this day in history.  

1431  Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies on February - 20.  

1524  On February - 20 death of tecún Umán, last leader of the Quiché-Maya