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Historical Events Happened In February - 12

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1049 Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX on this day in history.

1111 German King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome on this day in history.

1128 On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies

1130 Pope Innocent II elected on this day in history.

1211 Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) on this day in history.

1242 On this day in history hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide

1438 On this day in history adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen

1474 On this day in history lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat

1502 Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on this day in history.

1502 Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on this day in history.

1528 Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power on this day in history.

1538 On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57

1541 Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) on this day in history.

1554 On this day in history jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17

1567 On this day in history thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician

1577 Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" on this day in history.

1584 On this day in history casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)

1585 On this day in history caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy

1588 On this day in history john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass

1590 Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1616 John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1624 On this day in history english parliament comes together

1636 Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist on this day in history.

1637 On this day in history john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)

1663 On this day in history cotton Mather, witchcraft authority

1665 Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) on this day in history.

1684 Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

1700 On this day in history the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.

1706 Josef Christian, German sculptor on this day in history.

1709 On this day in history alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")

1719 The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded on this day in history.

1728 On this day in history agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73

1733 On this day in history georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah

1736 On this day in history maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)

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Famous Birthdays In February - 12

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1074 Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.

1211 Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.

1218 Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.

1438 On this day in history birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen

1474 On this day in history birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat

1567 Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on this day in history.

1584 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on this day in history.

1585 Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In February - 12

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1128 Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on this day in history.

1242 On this day in history death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide

1538 On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57

1554 On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17

1571 On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)

1590 Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1595 Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.

1616 John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.