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February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1869 – The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in ...
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February 1: Imbolc / Saint Brigid's Day in Ireland; Black History Month begins in the United States Lunch counter from the Greensboro sit-ins 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War .
February 22, 2024 at 10:43 AM. ... and activists in history have been famous women. Chances are you've already heard about a whole bunch of them: Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem, ...
1838 - Birth of Margaret E. Knight, American inventor, famous as female Thomas Edison, (d. 1914) 1848 - Birth of Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer (d. 1934) 1869 - Birth of Charles Wilson, Scottish physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1959) 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray
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Robert Allen (February 5, 1928–October 1, 2000), American composer, would have turned 97 this year. Rozelle Claxton (February 5, 1913–March 30, 1995), American pianist, would have turned 112 this year. Bronisław Kaper (February 5, 1902–April 26, 1983), American songwriter, would have turned 123 this year.
15 February 1564 – Galileo Galilei's birthday; 18 February 1745 – Alessandro Volta's birthday; 15 February 1786 – Cat's Eye Nebula discovered; 18 February 1838 – Ernst Mach's birthday; 11 February 1847 – Thomas Edison's birthday; 23 February 1855 – Carl Friedrich Gauss's death; 22 February 1875 – Heinrich Hertz's birthday