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Elizabeth Blackwell
Frederick Douglass
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Feb 3 1821
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Elizabeth was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England, to Samuel Blackwell, who was a sugar refiner, and his wife Hannah (Lane) Blackwell.
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Sat Feb 2 1861
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by February 1, 1861, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed (secession).
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Frederick Douglass
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Sat Feb 2 1895
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On February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. During that meeting, he was brought to the platform and received a standing ovation. Shortly after he returned home, Douglass died of a massive heart attack. He was 77. Douglass' coffin was transported back to Rochester, New York, where he had lived for 25 years, longer than anywhere else in his life. He was buried next to Anna in the Douglass family plot of Mount Hope Cemetery, and Helen joined them in 1903.
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The death of The Chemist
Sat Feb 2 1907
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On 2 February 1907, Mendeleev died at the age of 72 in Saint Petersburg from influenza. His last words were to his physician: "Doctor, you have science, I have faith," which is possibly a Jules Verne quote.
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Forty Winks
Mon Feb 2 1925
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Wong was singled out for critical praise in a manipulative Oriental vamp role in the film Forty Winks.
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Spanish Civil War
Girona fell
Wed Feb 2 1938
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Girona fell on 2 February.
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Roman Empire
Septimius Severus died
Mon Feb 4 211
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Severus is famously said to have given the advice to his sons: "Be harmonious, enrich the soldiers, scorn all others" before he died on 4 February 211. On his death, Severus was deified by the Senate and succeeded by his sons, Caracalla and Geta, who were advised by his wife Julia Domna. Severus was buried in the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome. His remains are now lost.
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1797 Riobamba Earthquake
Sat Feb 4 1797
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The 1797 Riobamba earthquake occurred at 12:30 UTC on 4 February. It devastated the city of Riobamba and many other cities in the Interandean valley, causing between 6,000–40,000 casualties.
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German revolutions of 1848–1849
Baden sent two democrats to the pre parliament
Fri Feb 4 1848
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Baden sent two democrats, Friedrich Karl Franz Hecker and Gustav von Struve, to the pre parliament. In the minority and frustrated with the lack of progress, Hecker and Struve walked out in protest on April 2, 1848.
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A pre-war February Peace Conference of 1861 met in Washington
Mon Feb 4 1861
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A pre-war February Peace Conference of 1861 met in Washington, proposing a solution similar to that of the Crittenden compromise; it was rejected by Congress. The Republicans proposed an alternative compromise to not interfere with slavery where it existed but the South regarded it as insufficient.
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Franz Reichelt died after jumping from the first level of the tower
Sun Feb 4 1912
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Just two years later, on 4 February 1912, Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt died after jumping from the first level of the tower (a height of 57 metres) to demonstrate his parachute design.
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Battle of Yiwulu
Sat Feb 4 73
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A punitive Han expedition against the Xiongnu captured territory in the area of modern Hami City.
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He of Han died
Fri Feb 13 105
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He of Han died.
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Roman Empire
Antoninus Pius "adopted son"
Tue Feb 25 138
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Antoninus Pius acquired much favor with Hadrian, who adopted him as his son and successor on 25 February 138, after the death of his first adopted son Lucius Aelius, on the condition that Antoninus would, in turn, adopt Marcus Annius Verus, the son of his wife's brother, and Lucius, son of Lucius Aelius, who afterward became the emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.
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Chong of Han died
Mon Feb 15 145
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Chong of Han died.
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Campaign against Dong Zhuo
Mon Feb 1 190
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A coalition led by Yuan Shao gathered at Hangu Pass in anticipation of an expedition against Dong.
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