Page 2: Historical Events In February - 25

1732  Robert Hudson, composer   

1735  Ernst William Wolf, composer   

1746  Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen   

1751  1st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent).   

1778  Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru   

1788  Mateo Ferrer, composer   

1791  1st Bank of US chartered   

1793  US President George Washington and his department heads hold their inaugural Cabinet meeting   

1793  1st cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home).   

1794  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam.   

1797  Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain.   

1799  Congress passes inaugural federal quarantine legislation.   

1799  1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land.   

1803  1800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states.   

1804  Jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus   

1807  George Alfred Trenholm, Secy Treas (Confederacy), died in 1876   

1808  James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886.   

1809  George Washington Cullom, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892   

1811  Carl Schuberth, composer   

1814  Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian national poet/painter (3/9 NS) [OS]   

1815  Robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879.   

1826  Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60.   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House.   

1828  John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House   

1830  Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris   

1832  Theodorus J I Arnold, bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian).   

1833  Clement Anselm Evans, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911.   

1836  Samuel Colt patents inaugural revolving barrel multishot firearm   

1836  Samuel Colt patents 1st revolving barrel multishot firearm.   

1837  The inaugural US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport.   

1837  1st US electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport   

1838  Canadian militia routs American republican sympathizers on Fighting Island, in the Detroit River.   

1838  London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours.   

1839  Seminoles and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West   

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1398  Xuande: Emperor of china   

1591  Friedrich von spee: German writer   

1635  Walraad: The elder, dutch fieldmarshall/earl of nassau-usingen   

1643  Ahmed ii: 21st sultan of turkey (1691-95)   

1663  Pierre antoine motteux: French-born english dramatist   

1680  Philipp hyacinth lobkowitz: Composer   

1682  Giovanni battista morgagni: Italian anatomist   

1692  Karl ludwig: Freiherr von pöllnitz, german adventurer and writer   

0779  Walburgis: Anglo-saxon abbess/saint (walpurgis night),   

1246  Dafydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1247  Death of Hendrik iv: Duke of limburg/earl of bergen (1226-47),   

1495  Death of Djem sultan: Son of turkish sultan mehmed ii,   

1522  William lilye: English classical scholar   

1536  Berthold haller: German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

1553  Hirate masahide: Japanese diplomat and tutor of oda nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  Eleanor of austria: Queen of portugal and france (b. 1498)