Events & Holidays In February - 21

Birthday of King Harald V (Norway)

Ekushey Day (Martyr's Day) (Bangladesh)

International Mother Language Day (International)

Shaheed Dibash (Bangladesh)

1417  Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt) was born on this day in history.   

1484  Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history birth of sethus Calvisius, composer   

1674  Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history birth of justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)   

1690  Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)   

0556  Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies on this day in history.   

1437  Death of King James I of Scotland (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history death of john of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop   

1513  On this day in history julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69   

1554  On this day in history hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies   

1595  Death of Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged on this day in history.   

1624  Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28 on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies