Historical Events In February - 12

1049  On February - 12 bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX   

1111  On this day in history german King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome   

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

1130  On February - 12 pope Innocent II elected   

1211  On February - 12 henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)   

1242  Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on February - 12.   

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

1502  On this day in history granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism   

1502  On February - 12 granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism   

1528  On February - 12 treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1541  On this day in history santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)   

1554  On February - 12 jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

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

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

1588  John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass on February - 12.   

1590  On February - 12 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

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

1624  English parliament comes together on this day in history.   

1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist on February - 12.   

1637  On February - 12 john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)   

1663  Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority on February - 12.   

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

1684  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.   

1700  The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe on this day in history.   

1706  On this day in history josef Christian, German sculptor   

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

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

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on February - 12.   

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

1736  Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I) on February - 12.   

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1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

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 February - 12 birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on February - 12.   

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

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  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.   

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 February - 12.   

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

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65