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Sunday, 22 February 2026
1745 Bells for inaugural American carillon shipped from England to Boston. 
1745 The inaugural carillon was shipped from England to Boston, MA.
1745 Bells for 1st American carillon shipped from England to Boston
1747 Jacob Campo Weyerman, S Neth adventurer/painter/writer, dies at 69.
1758 Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology)
1765 After a public campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son had actually committed suicide.
1776 Publication of the economics book The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
1777 Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist.
1791 George Hayward, Us, surgeon, inaugural to use ether.
1791 George Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether.
1796 Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais
1796 Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais.
1798 Appointment of inaugural surgeon U.S. Navy, George Balfour.
1798 Dr George Balfour is recorded as becoming inaugural naval surgeon in the US navy.
1798 Dr George Balfour is recorded as becoming 1st naval surgeon in the US navy
1800 Dominique Della-Maria, composer, dies at 30.
1810 Jean-Georges Kastner, composer.
1812 Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer
1814 Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, national poet/painter/prof of Kiev [NS]
1819 Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41
1820 James Monroe's daughter Maria marries in the White House
1820 Philippines chases out foreigners; about 125 die.
1820 -11) Philippines chases out foreigners; about 125 die.
1822 Charles M. Graham of New York City received a patent for artificial teeth.
1822 Charles Graham of NY patents artificial teeth
1824 Leland Stanford, (Gov/Sen)/are discovered Stanford U
1824 Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79.
1826 Jean Joseph Bott, German violinist/composer.
1827 Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, dies at 62
1831 Friedrich M Klinger, German (stage)author (Plimplamplasko), dies at 79.
1832 Abraham Lincoln of New Salem, IL announced that he would run for political office for the inaugural time 1929 - Eric Krenz of Palo Alto, CA became the inaugural athlete to toss the discus over 160 feet.
1834 French Foreign Legion is founded.
1839 Prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours
1839 Prussian govt limits work week for children to 51 hours.
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