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Historical Events Happened In February - 02

Friday, 24 May 2013

0506 King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on this day in history.

0962 On this day in history pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor

1032 Burgundy's Rudolph III dies childless February 2 The Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II claims Rudolph's realm under terms of a 1027 treaty of succession and unites it with the empire on this day in history.

1032 Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy on this day in history.

1032 Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.

1119 Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II on this day in history.

1124 Bořivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.

1141 On this day in history battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured

1141 Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured on this day in history.

1435 On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61

1461 On this day in history 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists

1461 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists on this day in history.

1461 On this day in history owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England

1491 On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40

1509 On this day in history the Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.

1535 On this day in history argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded.

1536 Buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain on this day in history.

1536 On this day in history pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires

1540 On this day in history george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen

1542 Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente on this day in history.

1550 English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed on this day in history.

1563 Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.

1583 On this day in history anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess

1594 On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68

1595 On this day in history jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)

1597 Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.

1633 M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome on this day in history.

1637 On this day in history zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid

1637 Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.

1645 On this day in history royalist army led by James graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of Montrose routed the Earl of Argyll's Covenating forces in the Battle of Inverlochy.

1648 George Abbot, English writer on this day in history.

1649 Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) on this day in history.

1650 On this day in history the birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II

1650 On this day in history nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II)

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Famous Birthdays In February - 02

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1208 James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.

1455 King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.

1494 On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)

1502 On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)

1506 On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)

1522 On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)

1583 On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess

1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In February - 02

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1032 Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.

1124 On this day in history death of bořivoj II of Bohemia

1218 On this day in history death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)

1250 Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.

1435 On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61

1461 On this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England

1491 Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.

1529 Death of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478) on this day in history.