What Happened In February 1796 In History

Historical Events for February, 1796

• 1st » The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Niagara, Ontario called Newark to Toronto named York.
• 29th » The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1796

• 1st » Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
• 6th » John Stevens Henslow, English botanist and geologist (d. 1861)
• 17th » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
• 22nd » Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (d. 1837)
• 22nd » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (d. 1874)

Famous Deaths for February 1796

• 25th » Samuel Seabury (bishop) known as Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)

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