What Happened In February 1847 - Historical Events 1847 February

Historical Events for February, 1847

19th » The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
22nd » Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista 5,000 American troops defeat 15,000 Mexico e.g Mexicans.
23rd » Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista In Mexico, American troops under future president General Zachary Taylor defeat Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

5th » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian engraver and missionary (d. 1903)
6th » Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (d. 1918)
9th » Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh theologian (d. 1902)
10th » Nabinchandra Sen, Bengali poet (d. 1909)
11th » Thomas Edison, American businessman, invented the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)
14th » Maria Pia of Savoy (d. 1911)
14th » Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist (d. 1919)
15th » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1927)
16th » Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. 1917)
27th » Ellen Terry, English actress (d. 1928)

8th » Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German politician, 1st List of mayors of Marburg or Lord Mayor of Marburg (b. 1781)
15th » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)