Events & Holidays In February - 19

Family Day (Saskatchewan only) (Canada)

National Democracy Day (Nepal)

National Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

1473  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)   

1526  On this day in history birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

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  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on this day in history.   

1133  On this day in history death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.