Historical Events For February - 03

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on February - 03.  

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

0699  On February - 03 saint Werburgh  

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

1014  On February - 03 king Sweyn I of Denmark  

1112  On February - 03 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) on February - 03.  

1377  Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term on February - 03.  

1377  On this day in history mass execution of population of Cesena Italy  

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1451  On this day in history sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.  

1451  On February - 03 murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies  

1468  Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1525  On February - 03 giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer  

1536  Garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies on February - 03.  

1547  On this day in history russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova  

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 February - 03.  

1591  German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on February - 03.  

1602  Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history louis Bouteiller, composer  

1653  Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile on this day in history.  

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

1660  On this day in history general Moncks army reaches London  

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

1690  The first paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts) on February - 03.  

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

1697  On this day in history sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island  

1699  The colony of Massachusetts issues paper money for the first time in America, as it pays its soldiers fighting against Quebec on this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70  

1736  On February - 03 johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer  

1740  On February - 03 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 February - 03.  

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on February - 03.  

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

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

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.  

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.  

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

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh  

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

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.  

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.  

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

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.