Page 2: Historical Events In February - 20

1731  On February - 20 frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50   

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

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer on February - 20.   

1737  French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns on this day in history.   

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

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Fort August, Scotland on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Fort August, Scotland   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer on February - 20.   

1746  Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness on February - 20.   

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

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

1770  On February - 20 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 this day in history augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington   

1784  Adam Black, Edinburgh Scotland, politician/publisher on this day in history.   

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

1788  Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1790  On February - 20 joseph II, Emperor of Holy Roman empire, dies at 48   

1791  On this day in history carl Czerny, Vienna Austria, pianist/composer (Schule der Virtuosen)   

1792  US postal service created; postage 6¢-12½¢, depending on distance on this day in history.   

1792  US postal service created, postage 6 cents on February - 20.   

1796  On February - 20 eduard W van Dam van Isselt, Dutch military/liberal politician   

1798  On February - 20 louis Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.   

1802  Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer on February - 20.   

1803  On this day in history friedrich Theodor Frohlich, composer   

1805  Angelina Grimke, reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer on this day in history.   

1808  Daumier, Marseilles France, artist on February - 20.   

1809  The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the federal government's power is greater than any individual state on February - 20.   

1809  Supreme Court rules federal govt power greater than any state on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1632  On February - 20 birth of thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)   

1633  Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

1734  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

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

1054  On this day in history yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies   

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

1171  On February - 20 death of conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)   

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

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 February - 20.   

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.