Events & Holidays In February - 16
Friday, 25 October 2024
Independence Day (1918) (Lithuania)
Kim Jong-il's Birthday (North Korea)
Independence Day (1918) (Lithuania)
Kim Jong-il's Birthday (North Korea)
1032 Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.
1075 On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
1497 Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.
1519 On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
1543 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.
1620 On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
1643 On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)
1669 Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.
0309 Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.
0923 On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83
1247 On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)
1279 On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies
1391 On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies
1531 Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.
1538 Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1560 Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.