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Thursday, 21 February 2019
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1530 Bartolomeo Spontone, composer was born on this day in history.
1601 Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.
1615 Christopher Gibbons, composer was born on this day in history.
1624 Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.
1647 Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine) was born on this day in history.
1679 Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.
1681 On this day in history birth of pierre Danican Philidor, composer
1753 Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer was born on this day in history.
0408 Flavius Stilicho, West Roman field leader (395-408), dies at 48 on this day in history.
0634 On this day in history abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies
1155 Death of Konoe, Emperor of Japan (b. 1139) on this day in history.
1188 Death of Ferdinand II, King of Leon (b. 1137) on this day in history.
1241 On this day in history gregory IX, [Ugolino di Segni], Italian Pope, dies
1280 On this day in history nicholas III, [Giovanni Gaetano Orsini], Italian Pope (1277-80), dies
1286 On this day in history death of erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered
1304 Death of John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247) on this day in history.