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02/12/1793
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1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves
Type: Event
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02/12/1797
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Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," premieres in Vienna
Type: Event
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02/12/1799
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Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67
Type: Death
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02/12/1804
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Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79
Type: Death
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02/12/1809
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Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1809
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Charles Darwin, England, discovered evolution (Origin of species)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1818
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Chile gains independence from Spain
Type: Event
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02/12/1818
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Otto Ludwig, German writer (Die Heiterethei)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1820
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Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71
Type: Death
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02/12/1821
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Mercantile Library of City of NY opens
Type: Event
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02/12/1824
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Arya Samaj Maha Rishi Dayanand Sarsvati, Indian hindu leader
Type: Birth
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02/12/1825
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Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826
Type: Event
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02/12/1828
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George Meredith, England, poet/novelist (Shaving of Shagpat)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1828
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Robert Ransom Jr, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
Type: Birth
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02/12/1831
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John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track
Type: Birth
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02/12/1832
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Ecuador annexes Gal pagos Islands
Type: Event
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02/12/1834
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Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65
Type: Death
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02/12/1837
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Ludwig B”rne, writer, dies at 50
Type: Death
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02/12/1838
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Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898
Type: Birth
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02/12/1839
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Aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick
Type: Event
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02/12/1840
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Housatonic Railroad opens
Type: Event
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02/12/1841
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Bert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister
Type: Birth
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02/12/1841
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Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister
Type: Birth
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02/12/1848
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Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan
Type: Event
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02/12/1850
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Original Washington's Farewell Address manuscript sells for $2,300
Type: Event
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02/12/1850
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Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1852
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Hendrik Blink, geographer (Van de Eems tot de Schelde)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1853
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Bertram Luard-Selby, composer
Type: Birth
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02/12/1857
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Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1861
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State troops seize US munitions in Napoleon, AK
Type: Event
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02/12/1861
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Lou [Andreas-]Salom‚, Russian/German author (Im Kampf um Gott)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1861
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Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72
Type: Death
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02/12/1865
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Henry Highland Garnet, is 1st black to speak in US House of Reps
Type: Event
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02/12/1865
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Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1867
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Hedwig Courths-Mahler, German author (Warbride) [or Febr 18]
Type: Birth
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02/12/1867
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Joe Howard, NYC, vocalist (Gay Nineties Revue)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1868
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Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP/founder (SDAP)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1869
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Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education/Arts (VVD)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1870
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Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for US silver coins to circulate in Canada
Type: Event
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02/12/1873
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Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins
Type: Event
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02/12/1873
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J¢n Trausti, [Gudmundur Magn£sson], Icelandic writer (Heidarbylid)
Type: Birth
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02/12/1874
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King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US
Type: Event
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02/12/1876
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Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop
Type: Event
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02/12/1877
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1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston and Salem, Mass
Type: Event
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02/12/1877
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US railroad builders strike against wage reduction
Type: Event
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02/12/1878
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Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)
Type: Event
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02/12/1879
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1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)
Type: Event
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02/12/1879
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News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London
Type: Event
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02/12/1880
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National Croquet League organizes (Phila)
Type: Event
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02/12/1880
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John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60)
Type: Birth
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