Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

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

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

1734  On February - 20 franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1737  On February - 20 french minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns   

1737  Elizabeth Rowe, poet, dies on February - 20.   

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

1752  On February - 20 charles Broche, composer   

1763  On this day in history adalbert Gyrowetz, composer   

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

1768  On this day in history 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn)   

1770  Ferdinando Carulli, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1784  On February - 20 adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher   

1786  On this day in history johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70   

1788  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer on February - 20.   

1808  On February - 20 daumier, Marseilles France, artist   

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

1809  Supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state on February - 20.   

1809  On February - 20 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Neth-Indies   

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

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1494  On this day in history birth of johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)   

1507  On February - 20 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  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

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

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.   

1054  On February - 20 yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

1154  Death of Saint Wulfric of Haselbury Plucknett on February - 20.   

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

1194  On this day in history tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies   

1258  Death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad on this day in history.   

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

1431  On February - 20 martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies   

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