Historical Events Feb 8 French and Native American troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire Feb 8 Lord Halifax resigns as Lord Privy Seal Famous Birthdays Feb 1 Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1768) Feb 3 Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) Feb 21 Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer Feb 28 Aleksei P Romanov, Russian son of Tsar Peter the Great Famous Deaths Feb 7 William Morice, English royalist statesman Feb 22 Charles Le Brun, classical painter (Academie de Peinture), dies at 70 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1689 History by Year 1691