406 Historic Events for February 7
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| 1753 |
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Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa)
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| 1758 |
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Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer
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| 1779 |
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William Boyce, composer, dies at 67
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| 1792 |
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D Cimarosa's opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto," premieres in Vienna
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| 1792 |
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Austria and Prussia sign anti-French covenant
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| 1795 |
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Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies
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| 1795 |
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11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states
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| 1801 |
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John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist
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| 1803 |
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Edgar Quinet, French writer/historian (Ahasv‚rus)
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| 1804 |
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John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements
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| 1809 |
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Frederik Paludan-Mller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden)
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| 1812 |
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8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
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| 1812 |
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Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords
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| 1812 |
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Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities)
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| 1817 |
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Leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861)
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| 1818 |
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1st successful US educational magazine "Academician," begins (NYC)
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| 1820 |
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Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57
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| 1822 |
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Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer
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| 1823 |
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Ann Radcliffe (Ward), English poet/author of horror novels, dies at 58
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| 1823 |
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Richard Genee, composer
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| 1824 |
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William Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae)
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| 1825 |
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Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer
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| 1827 |
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Franz Anton Dimmler, composer, dies at 73
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| 1827 |
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Ballet (Deserter) introduced to US at Bowery Theater (NYC)
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| 1830 |
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Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, Portuguese composer, dies at 67
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