Events & Holidays In February - 14

St. Valentine`s Day (International)

Trifon Zarezan (Wine-grower's Day) (Bulgaria)

1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)  

1468  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)  

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty  

1487  On this day in history birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising  

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history.  

1515  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts  

1533  On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)  

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.  

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.  

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.  

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

1400  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle  

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68  

1528  On this day in history edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66  

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist