Sponsors

 

Events & Holidays Celebrated Today

Countrywise Events & Holidays »

  •    Battle of Pichincha (Ecuador)
  •    Bermuda Day (Bermuda)
  •    Commonwealth Day (Belize)
  •    Day of Slavonic Script (Education Day) (Bulgaria)
  •    Liberation Day (Eritrea)
  •    Sts. Cyrilus and Methodius Day (Macedonia)
  •    World Schizophrenia Day (International)
  • View All »

 

Days In February

 

Monthwise Historical Events

 
 

Poll

  • Which among the following is the biggest manmade diaster?
    Destruction of the Aral Sea
    Chernobyl Meltdown
    London's Killer Fog
 

Latest Events Listers

 

Famous Quotes

 

Newsletter

  • Enter Your Name:
    Enter Your Email:
    Subscribe Unsubscribe
 

Find Us On Facebook

 

Rate This Site

  •  

    Poor Fair Average Very Good Excellent

    Click on a smiley above to cast your vote!

 

Historical Events Happened In February - 13

Friday, 24 May 2013

1130 On this day in history pope Honorius II dies this day and Gregorio Papareschi is elected to succeed him as Innocent II, but Cardinal Pierleone is elected as an antipope, and Innocent flees to France

1130 On this day in history gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II

1130 On this day in history honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies

1199 Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on this day in history.

1237 Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on this day in history.

1258 Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed on this day in history.

1315 On this day in history jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies

1332 Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.

1349 Jews are expelled from Burgsordf Switzerland on this day in history.

1440 Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian on this day in history.

1503 Disfida di Barletta on this day in history.

1510 On this day in history charles of Gelre conquerors Oldenzaal

1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII, is beheaded for adultery on this day in history.

1542 On this day in history catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded

1545 Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange on this day in history.

1566 On this day in history st Augustine FL founded

1566 St. Augustine, Florida is founded on this day in history.

1566 On this day in history st Augustine, Florida founded

1575 Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims on this day in history.

1592 Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter on this day in history.

1599 On this day in history alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)

1601 John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history.

1602 On this day in history alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies

1610 On this day in history jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists

1622 On this day in history adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized

1629 On this day in history girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61

1633 On this day in history italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun

1635 America's first public school was established - the Boston Latin School on this day in history.

1635 On this day in history oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded

1635 The first public school in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts on this day in history.

1635 Georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50 on this day in history.

1641 On this day in history the Iroquois Confederacy of the Long House formally declares war against New France; still resent Champlain's treaty with the Hurons and Algonquins

1651 Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo on this day in history.

1658 Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter on this day in history.

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

Making Of History Captured

Watch Rare Video Clips Of Historical Events

  • The World's Most Bizarre Man-Made Disasters
  • 10 Most Devastating Natural Disasters
  • Chevron Oil Refinery Fire, in Richmond, California
  • Best sports fights of all time
  • The Top 7 Sports Brawls of All Time
  • BEST GOD DAMN SPORTS FIGHTS EVER MONTAGE
  • World War One - Footage
  • Battle of the Somme - Real Footage
  • Rare World War II Footage
  • Photos allege S Lanka war massacre
  • The hidden massacre Sri Lanka s final offensive against Tamil Tigers Times Online
  • A documentry video about Srilankan tamizhan's massacre
  • The first car ever running live! The Benz Motorwagen (1885)
  • Fairy Queen - World Oldest Running Steam Engine
  • Bleriot XI World's Oldest Flying Aeroplane

Famous Birthdays In February - 13

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1440 On this day in history birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian

1457 Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.

1480 On this day in history birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)

1599 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on this day in history.

1610 Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on this day in history.

1622 On this day in history birth of adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized

1658 On this day in history birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter

1660 Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In February - 13

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1130 Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on this day in history.

1141 On this day in history death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)

1199 On this day in history stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies

1219 On this day in history death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)

1237 On this day in history death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns

1315 Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on this day in history.

1332 Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.

1539 On this day in history death of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. 1474)