Births on February 2

Alfred Brehm

Born on February 2, 1829

Alfred Brehm, German zoologist and illustrator (d. 1884)

Alfred Edmund Brehm (German pronunciation: [ˈalfʁeːt ˈʔɛtmʊnt ˈbʁeːm]; 2 February 1829 – 11 November 1884) was a German zoologist, writer, director of zoological gardens and the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm, a famous pastor and ornithologist.

Through the book title Brehms Tierleben, which he co-authored with Eduard Pechuël-Loesche, Wilhelm Haacke, and Richard Schmidtlein, his name became a household word for popular zoological literature.

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Events on 1829

19 Jan

Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance.
7 Apr

Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.
23 May

Cyrill Demian
Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire.
10 Jun

River Thames
The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
14 Sep

Treaty of Adrianople (1829)
The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.

Births on February 2

Alfred Brehm

Born on February 2, 1829

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Events on 1829

Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy

Book of Mormon

Cyrill Demian

River Thames

Treaty of Adrianople (1829)