Page 2: Historical Events In February - 22

1731  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist, dies at 92.   

1732  George Washington's birthday.   

1732  George Washington, inaugural President of United States is born   

1732  George Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)   

1744  Battle at Toulon English-French and Spanish fleet   

1745  Joao de Sousa Carvalho, composer.   

1746  French troops conquer Brussels   

1746  Jakobijnse troops vacate Aberdeen.   

1749  Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach   

1750  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71.   

1761  Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer   

1764  Alexander Campbell, composer.   

1770  Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer.   

1770  Christopher Snider, 11, Boston, is recorded as becoming 1st martyr of US Revolution.   

1772  Joseph Lipavsky, composer.   

1773  Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter.   

1774  English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright.   

1775  Jews expelled from outskirts of Warsaw Poland   

1775  1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents.   

1778  Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death).   

1779  Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer   

1784  inaugural US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York.   

1784  1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY.   

1788  Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)   

1788  Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel, composer, dies at 63.   

1796  Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician   

1797  Last Invasion of Britain: 1797 The Last Invasion of Britain by the French, begins near Fishguard, Wales   

1797  William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88).   

1798  Charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873   

1810  Frederic F Chopin, Polish/French pianist/composer [OS]   

1813  Ft. Presentation, NY is captured by the British   

1813  Lt. Col. 'Red George' Macdonnell c1779-1871 leads 400 Prescott regular militia and Glengarry Light Infantry in a pre-dawn raid on US Fort Ogdensburg across the frozen St. Lawrence   

1814  Henryk Oskar Kolberg, composer   

1816  Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92   

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1040  Rashi: French rabbi   

1403  Charles vii: King of france (1422-61), drove out english   

1403  Charles vii of france: Charles vii of france (d. 1461)   

1440  Ladislaus v posthumus: King of hungary/bohemia   

1500  Cardinal rodolfo pio da carpi: Italian humanist   

1514  Tahmasp i: Shah of persia (1524-76)/author (tazkire-i shah)   

1542  Santino garsi: Composer   

1573  Gemignano capilupi: Composer   

0606  Death of Sabinian: Italian pope (604-06),   

0965  Death of Odo: Duke of burgundy (b. 944)   

1071  Death of Arnulf iii: Earl of flanders/hainault (arnulf i),   

1076  Godfried iii: With the hump, duke of lower lorraine, murdered [or feb 26]   

1078  Death of Johannes van fecamp: Italian mystic writer,   

1111  Roger borsa: King of sicily   

1213  Wibert of gembloers: Benediction/writer/abbot of gembloers,   

1371  Death of David ii bruce: King of scotland (1331..71),