Historical Events In February - 03

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury.   

0699  Saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  King Sweyn I of Denmark   

1112  Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422).   

1377  In this year, Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term   

1377  Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile and Leon, dies at 58   

1451  Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire   

1451  Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies   

1468  Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies.   

1488  Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros)   

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

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer.   

1536  Garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies.   

1547  Russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova.   

1558  Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies   

1576  Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris   

1591  German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

1602  Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer.   

1653  Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile.   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1660  General Moncks army reaches London.   

1679  Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53.   

1690  The inaugural paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts).   

1690  1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass).   

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

1699  The colony of Massachusetts issues paper money for the inaugural time in America, as it pays its soldiers fighting against Quebec.   

1715  Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70.   

1736  Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer   

1740  Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

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

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

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  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

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 February - 03.   

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

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)