491 Historic Events for February 2
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| 1803 |
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Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862
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| 1804 |
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Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer
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| 1804 |
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Caesar Rodney, US judge (signed Declar of Independence), dies at 62
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| 1811 |
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Russian settlers establish Ft Ross trading post, north of SF
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| 1813 |
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J¢zsef E”tv”s, Hungarian Minister of Education (1848)
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| 1815 |
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Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
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| 1817 |
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John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)
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| 1817 |
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Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer
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| 1820 |
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Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne)
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| 1822 |
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Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer, dies at 79
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| 1823 |
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Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice
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| 1827 |
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Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
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| 1827 |
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Oswald Aschenbach, German painter
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| 1827 |
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Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer, dies at 62
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| 1828 |
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Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, vice-admiral, dies at 78
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| 1829 |
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Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does œ60,000 damage
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| 1835 |
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Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer
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| 1840 |
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Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer
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| 1843 |
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US and British settlers in Oregon Country choose govt committee
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| 1844 |
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Leander Schlegel, composer
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| 1847 |
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Jules Fran‡ois Blasini, Cura‡aos pianist/composer
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| 1848 |
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1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF
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| 1848 |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; US acquires Texas California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million
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| 1850 |
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Carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker
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| 1852 |
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Hƒmid Abdlhak, Istanbul, Turkish romantic poet/playwright
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