Events & Holidays In February - 24
Thursday, 09 May 2024
Baire Proclamation (Cuba)
DÃa de la Bandera (Flag Day) (Mexico)
Independence Day (1918) (Estonia)
Baire Proclamation (Cuba)
DÃa de la Bandera (Flag Day) (Mexico)
Independence Day (1918) (Estonia)
1103 On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)
1304 On this day in history birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)
1304 Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.
1463 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.
1500 Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.
1501 Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on this day in history.
1536 On this day in history birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)
1545 Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.
0616 On this day in history death of king Ethelbert of Kent
1525 On this day in history death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier
1563 On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44
1588 On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist
1642 On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66
1666 Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1674 On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)
1685 On this day in history death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)