February 5
1576 Henry of Navarre abjured Catholicism at Tours and rejoined the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
1631 Roger Williams emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [My 10th Great-Grandfather]
1909 Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
2003 Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the U.N. Security Council to move against Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists - claims that later turned out to be false.
February 6
1665 Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, was born.
1685 James II of England and VII of Scotland became King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
1802 Sir Charles Wheatstone, English physicist, was born.
1952 Britain's King George VI died, He was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
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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