Historical Events For February - 06

0337  On this day in history st Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  

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

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.  

1189  On this day in history riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England  

1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet on February - 06.  

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.  

1508  Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor on February - 06.  

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

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

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1577  King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

1612  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1651  Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on this day in history.  

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

1665  Anne Stuart, Queen of England (1702-14) on February - 06.  

1670  On this day in history frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, dies.  

1673  Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer on February - 06.  

1685  On this day in history james II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.  

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

1693  Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va on February - 06.  

1695  On this day in history andre Cheron, composer  

1695  On this day in history ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies  

1699  On February - 06 jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies  

1705  Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer on this day in history.  

1716  England & Netherlands renew alliance on February - 06.  

1725  On this day in history johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75  

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 February - 06.  

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.  

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist  

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on this day in history.  

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.  

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  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies  

1378  Death of Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338) on February - 06.  

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  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.  

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