Events & Holidays In February - 16

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  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

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  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat