Births on February 2

Frederick William Vanderbilt

Born on February 2, 1856

Frederick William Vanderbilt, American railway magnate (d. 1938)

Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and of the Chicago and North Western Railroad.

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Events on 1856

11 Feb

Wajid Ali Shah
The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta.
1 May

Isabela II
The Province of Isabela was created in the Philippines in honor of Queen Isabela II.
22 May

Preston Brooks
Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery.
8 Jun

HMS Bounty
A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMS Bounty, arrives at Norfolk Island, commencing the Third Settlement of the Island.
17 Nov

Gadsden Purchase
American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.

Births on February 2

Frederick William Vanderbilt

Born on February 2, 1856

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Events on 1856

Wajid Ali Shah

Isabela II

Preston Brooks

HMS Bounty

Gadsden Purchase