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What Happened In February 1788 In History

Historical Events for February, 1788

  • 6th » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • 9th » The Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) Russo-Turkish War in the Imperial Russia Russian camp.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1788

  • 5th » Robert Peel, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850)
  • 12th » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
  • 22nd » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (d. 1860)
  • 24th » Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian painter (d. 1857)

Famous Deaths for February 1788

  • 18th » John Whitehurst, English geologist (b. 1713)
  • 21st » Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)
  • 28th » Thomas Cushing, American layer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)

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