Historical Events In February - 03

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on February - 03.   

0699  Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On this day in history king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1112  Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states on February - 03.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) on this day in history.   

1377  Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term on this day in history.   

1377  On February - 03 mass execution of population of Cesena Italy   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

1451  Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire on February - 03.   

1451  Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies on this day in history.   

1468  Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies on February - 03.   

1488  Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros) on this day in history.   

1509  The Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India on February - 03.   

1525  On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1536  On this day in history garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies   

1547  Russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies   

1576  Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris on this day in history.   

1591  German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on this day in history.   

1602  Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62 on February - 03.   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer on February - 03.   

1653  On this day in history cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile   

1655  On February - 03 francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1660  On February - 03 general Moncks army reaches London   

1679  Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history the first paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts)   

1690  1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass) on this day in history.   

1697  Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island on February - 03.   

1699  On February - 03 the colony of Massachusetts issues paper money for the first time in America, as it pays its soldiers fighting against Quebec.   

1715  Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1736  Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer on February - 03.   

1740  On this day in history charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily   

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on February - 03.   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1014  On this day in history death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.