Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on February - 02.   

0672  On February - 02 saint Chad   

0962  Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor on February - 02.   

1032  On this day in history 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   

1032  Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy on February - 02.   

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1119  On February - 02 guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II   

1124  On this day in history boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia   

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured   

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

1461  Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

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  Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded on this day in history.   

1536  On February - 02 buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.   

1536  On February - 02 pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires   

1540  On February - 02 george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

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

1550  On this day in history english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed   

1563  On February - 02 hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess on this day in history.   

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on February - 02.   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) on February - 02.   

1597  On this day in history lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61   

1633  On February - 02 m Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome   

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

1637  On February - 02 zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid   

1645  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 on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history george Abbot, English writer   

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   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.   

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  On February - 02 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 February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.   

0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad   

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

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

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

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

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on this day in history.   

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