February
03 February 1762
Death of Richard ('Beau') Nash, Master of Ceremonies at spa town of Bath. Celebrated dandy and fashion leader. 250 years.
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05 February 1887
First performance of Verdi's opera Otello at La Scala, Milan, Italy.125 years.
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06 February 1952
Princess Elizabeth II becomes Queen in 1952. 60 years.
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06 February 1912
Birth of Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's mistress. 100 years.
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07 February 1812
The bicentenary of the birth of eminent Victorian writer and novelist Charles Dickens in 1812. 200 years.
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10 February 1912
Death of Joseph Lister, pioneer of antiseptics. 100 years.
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10 February 1837
Death of Aleksandr Pushkin the infamous Russian poet, novelist, dramatist. 175 years.
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22 February 1512
Death of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer. 'America' is generally believed to have derived its name from the feminised Latin version of his name. 500 years.
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22 February 1987
Death of the father of American 'Pop' art, Andy Warhol. 25 years.
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