Page 2: Historical Events In February - 27

1797  Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61.   

1801  The District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress.   

1801  Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction.   

1802  William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck   

1803  Great fire in Bombay, India   

1805  Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born   

1807  Henry Longfellow, American poet is born   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)   

1811  [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee.   

1813  Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail.   

1813  inaugural federal vaccination legislation enacted.   

1813  1st federal vaccination legislation enacted.   

1814  Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres.   

1816  Dutch regain Suriname   

1822  Eugene Gautier, composer.   

1823  Ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1827  inaugural Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA   

1827  1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans   

1827  Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897.   

1832  Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872.   

1835  Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator   

1841  [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee   

1844  Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)   

1844  Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85.   

1846  Joaquin Valverde, composer   

1847  Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre)   

1848  Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem)   

1850  Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec.   

1852  Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69.   

1854  Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine.   

1860  Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency   

1861  US Congress authorizes inaugural stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing   

1861  Warsaw Massacre Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russian rule of Poland   

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0272  Constantine i: Roman emperor (306-337), adopted christianity   

1539  Franciscus raphelengius: Dutch book publisher   

1622  Rembrandt carel fabritius: Dutch painter   

1649  Johann philipp krieger: Composer   

1691  Edward cave: English editor and publisher   

1702  Johann valentin gorner: Composer   

1711  Constantine mavrocordatos: Prince of wallachia and prince of moldavia   

1745  Silverius muller: Composer   

1167  Robert of melun: English philosopher/bishop of hereford,   

1656  Death of Johan van heemskerk: Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter,   

1659  Henry dunster: First president of harvard college (b. 1609)   

1699  Death of Charles paulet: 1st duke of bolton, english politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  Death of John evelyn: Diarist,   

1720  Samuel parris: English-born puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  Angelo predieri: Composer,   

1733  Johann adam birkenstock: Composer,