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What Happened in February 1685

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King James II

Feb 6 Duke of York becomes King James II of England and VII of Scotland upon the death of his brother Charles II

King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II

Feb 18 Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.

Famous Birthdays

Feb 8 Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
Feb 10 Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (Tragedy of Zara) (d. 1750)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Feb 23 German-British baroque composer and organist (Messiah; Water Music), born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire

George Frideric Handel

Famous Deaths

Charles II (1630-1685)

Feb 6 King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54

Charles II

Feb 11 David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46
Feb 24 Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)

Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal

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