Events & Holidays In February - 09

Feast of St. Maron (Lebanon)

1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.  

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on this day in history.  

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.  

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza  

1607  On this day in history birth of abraham Megerle, composer  

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.  

1011  On this day in history death of bernard I, Duke of Saxony  

1199  Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history death of agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)  

1555  Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history death of henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered  

1583  Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1588  Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history.  

1617  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.