Page 3: Historical Events In February - 25

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

1840  Alexis Hollander, composer   

1841  Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist is born   

1841  Pierre Auguste Renoir, Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor.   

1842  Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)   

1847  State University of Iowa is approved.   

1847  John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism).   

1851  Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer, dies at 53   

1852  Thomas Moore, writer (Utopia), dies.   

1855  George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888).   

1856  Charles Lang Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876].   

1859  1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence   

1860  Menso Kamerlingh Onnes, painter/water colors painter.   

1862  Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing.   

1862  Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln   

1862  Congress forms US Bureau of Engraving and Printing   

1863  Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency   

1865  Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47.   

1866  Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher   

1868  Andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act.   

1868  Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)   

1870  Hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as inaugural black member of Congress (Senator)   

1870  Hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS)   

1871  Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890).   

1873  Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor is born   

1873  Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust).   

1875  Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill   

1876  Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]   

1879  Congress passed inaugural Timberland Protection Act   

1879  Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act   

1879  Otakar Ostrcil, composer   

1881  William Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (19242832).   

1882  Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary).   

1885  US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds.   

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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  Death of William lilye: English classical scholar   

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

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

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