February 12
1502 Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.
1554 Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, was beheaded after being charged with treason.
1606 John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut, was born.[my 1st cousin 11 times removed]
1663 Cotton Mather, American congregational minister/author, was born.
1809 Charles Darwin, English Naturalist, was born in Shrewsbury, England.
1809 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Ky.
February 13
1728 Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister, died.
1910 William Shockley, the controversial Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the miniaturization of radio, TV and computer circuits, was born.
1923 Chuck Yeager, American test pilot, was born.
1990 German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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