Historical Events Happened In February - 06

0337  St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.  

1189  Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England on February - 06.  

1461  On February - 06 dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1508  On February - 06 maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor  

1515  Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) on this day in history.  

1577  On February - 06 king Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots  

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher on February - 06.  

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist on February - 06.  

1612  Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

1617  On February - 06 prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63  

1626  On February - 06 huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle  

1626  On this day in history huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle  

1637  On February - 06 toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1651  Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris  

1665  Anne Stuart, Queen of England (1702-14) on this day in history.  

1670  Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, dies on February - 06.  

1673  Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer on February - 06.  

1685  James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II on February - 06.  

1693  Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg VA on this day in history.  

1693  On February - 06 royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va  

1695  On this day in history andre Cheron, composer  

1695  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies on this day in history.  

1699  Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies on February - 06.  

1705  On this day in history johann Matthias Leffloth, composer  

1716  On this day in history england & Netherlands renew alliance  

1725  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1753  Evariste Desire Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet on February - 06.  

1756  On February - 06 aaron Burr, Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler  

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on this day in history.  

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.  

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.  

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1639  On February - 06 birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)  

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.  

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on this day in history.  

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)  

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on this day in history.