Page 3: Historical Events In February - 23

1852  "H M S Birkenhead" sinks off South Africa killing 420 troops.   

1854  Great-Britain and Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein.   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

1861  By popular referendum, Texas is recorded as becoming 7th state to secede from US.   

1861  Dutch Premier Floris A van Hall steps down   

1861  President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington DC to take office   

1863  Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg).   

1865  Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)   

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90.   

1868  William E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk).   

1869  Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law   

1869  Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary (Soc-Dem)   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to the Union, after the Civil War   

1870  Mississippi is readmitted to US.   

1873  Dmitri Arakishvili, composer   

1874  Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis)   

1874  Mjr Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis)   

1874  Konstantin Päts, Estonian PM (1921-23, 1932-33), dictator (1933-40)   

1875  Jozef E Stokvis, journalist/Dutch MP (SDAP)   

1876  Agnes M Royden, writer   

1879  Agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind and the Eye).   

1880  Edgar Istel, composer.   

1881  Titus [Anno S] Brandsma, Dutch philosopher.   

1882  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer   

1883  Alabama is recorded as becoming inaugural US state to enact an antitrust law.   

1883  American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Philadelphia)   

1883  Victor Flemming, American director is born   

1883  Alabama is recorded as becoming 1st US state to enact an antitrust law   

1883  Karl Jaspers, Oldenburg Germany, existentialist philosopher.   

1884  Frank Cellier, Surbiton England, actor (Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade)   

1884  Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23.   

1886  Aluminum manufacturing process developed   

1886  In this year, London Times publishes world's inaugural classified ad   

1886  Tsjaikovski's symphony "Manfred," premieres   

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1417  Paul ii: [pietro barbo], italy, pope (1464-71)   

1417  Pope paul ii: Pope paul ii (d. 1471)   

1583  Jean-baptiste morin: French scientist   

1614  Jacob colijn(s): Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  Cornelis galle ii: Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  Samuel pepys: London england, navy expert/composer (diary, memoirs)   

1646  Tokugawa tsunayoshi: Japanese shogun   

1648  Arabella churchill: English mistress of james ii of england   

0155  Death of Polycarp: Disciple of apostle john, arrested & burned at stake   

1011  Willigis: Archbishop of mainz   

1100  Death of Emperor zhezong of china: Emperor zhezong of china (b. 1076)   

1447  Eugene iv: [gabriele condulmer], italian pope (1431-47),   

1464  Zhengtong: Emperor of china (b. 1427)   

1468  Death of John gutenberg: German inventor (boekdrukkunst),   

1526  Diego colón: Spanish viceroy of the in   

1554  Henry grey: Duke of suffolk, lady jane grey's father, executed