Historical Events Happened In February - 06

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

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1461  On this day in history dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  Share it »

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

1508  Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.  Share it »

1515  On this day in history aldus Manutius, Italian printer  Share it »

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

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

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

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist on this day in history.  Share it »

1612  On this day in history christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  Share it »

1617  On this day in history prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63  Share it »

1626  Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan on this day in history.  Share it »

1651  On this day in history cardinal Mazarin flees Paris  Share it »

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

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

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

1673  On this day in history maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer  Share it »

1685  James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1693  Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va on this day in history.  Share it »

1695  Andre Cheron, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1699  On this day in history jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies  Share it »

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

1716  England & Netherlands renew alliance on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1753  On this day in history evariste Desire Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet  Share it »

1756  Aaron Burr, Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler on this day in history.  Share it »

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  Share it »

1564  On this day in history birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  Share it »

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

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

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)  Share it »

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

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

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0743  On this day in history hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  Share it »

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

1140  On this day in history thurstan, archbishop of York, dies  Share it »

1378  On this day in history death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)  Share it »

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

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

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

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