Page 2: Historical Events In February - 26

1794  Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen burns down   

1797  inaugural ever pound note issued by the Bank of England   

1797  Bank of England issues 1st £1-note   

1798  David Thompson 1770-1857 sets off up Red River to explore headwaters of Mississippi.   

1802  Victor Hugo, French novelist and playwright is born.   

1802  Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)   

1804  Vice-Admiral William Bligh ends siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad   

1810  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer, dies at 60   

1813  Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66.   

1815  Napoleon and 1200 leave Elba to start 100-day re-conquest of France   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the Island of Elba.   

1823  John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies at 66   

1824  Carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause)   

1825  Hans Balatka, composer.   

1827  David Moritz Michael, composer, dies at 75.   

1831  Filippo Marchetti, composer.   

1832  Polish constitution abolished/replaced by Czar Nicholas I   

1832  John George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer)   

1834  1st US interstate crime compact (NY-NJ) ratified.   

1834  Aleksander Zarzycki, composer.   

1835  Richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas)   

1837  Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice   

1838  Rensselaer Van Rensselaer invades Pelee Island in Lake Erie with 500 American sympathizers of the Canadian rebels   

1838  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer.   

1839  In this year, Jem Mason on Lottery claims inaugural Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

1839  In this year, Jem Mason on Lottery claims 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

1841  Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt)   

1842  Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher and popularizer of astronomy   

1845  Aleksander Rozycki, composer   

1846  William Cody, 'Buffalo Bill', the American showman is born   

1846  William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes   

1848  2nd French Republic forms   

1848  Marx and Engels publish "The Communist Manifesto".   

1848  2nd French Republic proclaimed   

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1361  Wenceslas of bohemia: Holy roman catholic german emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano landi: Italian composer   

1588  Nicolaus erich: Composer   

1671  Anthony ashley-cooper: 3rd earl of shaftesbury, english politician and philosopher   

1672  Antoine augustine calmet: French theologian   

1675  Johann philipp treiber: Composer   

1677  Nicola fago: Composer   

1686  Godefroi l count d'estrades: French diplomat   

1076  Death of Godfried iii: With the hump, duke of neth-lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier ii guiscard: King of sicily (1101-54),   

1200  Symeon: Former serbian ruler and saint   

1266  Death of Manfred: Bastard son of emperor frederik ii/king of sicily,   

1324  Death of Dino compagni: Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler,   

1360  Roger mortimer: 2nd earl of march, english military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  Death of Worp van thabor: Frisian abbott of thabor (chronicon frisiae),   

1552  Death of Heinrich faber: German composer