Events & Holidays In February - 04

Commencement of the Armed Struggle (Angola)

Independence Day (Sri Lanka)

National Day (Sri Lanka)

1465  On this day in history birth of french van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen   

1524  On this day in history birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)   

1549  On this day in history birth of eustache du Caurroy, composer   

1575  On this day in history birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal   

1581  On this day in history birth of daniel Selich, composer   

1620  Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet   

1677  Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

0211  On this day in history lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64   

0708  Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies on this day in history.   

0856  On this day in history hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

0869  Death of Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827) on this day in history.   

1189  Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1222  Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies on this day in history.   

1503  Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies on this day in history.   

1505  On this day in history joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40