Events & Holidays In February - 19
Friday, 26 July 2024
Family Day (Saskatchewan only) (Canada)
National Democracy Day (Nepal)
National Flag Day (Turkmenistan)
Family Day (Saskatchewan only) (Canada)
National Democracy Day (Nepal)
National Flag Day (Turkmenistan)
1473 Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.
1526 Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.
1552 Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.
1588 On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies
1611 On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)
1616 Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.
1630 On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)
1660 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.
0197 On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle
0440 On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)
1133 On this day in history death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)
1260 Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.
1401 On this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London
1414 Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.
1545 On this day in history death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death
1553 On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41