Historical Events In February - 01

0656  On this day in history sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25  

0772  On this day in history adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

1204  Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.  

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on February - 01.  

1294  On February - 01 louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1327  Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer on this day in history.  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on this day in history.  

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on this day in history.  

1539  On February - 01 emperor Karel & King François I sign anti-English treaty  

1539  On this day in history emperor Karel & King Francois I sign anti-English treaty  

1552  On February - 01 edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)  

1563  Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever) on February - 01.  

1587  English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuart's death sentence on February - 01.  

1587  On February - 01 english queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence  

1590  On February - 01 lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator  

1603  Michael Trumper, composer on February - 01.  

1605  On February - 01 isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic  

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer on this day in history.  

1650  Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking on February - 01.  

1659  On February - 01 jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)  

1662  Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates on February - 01.  

1663  On February - 01 the town of Quebec is rocked by an evening earthquake  

1666  On February - 01 sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies  

1669  French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion on February - 01.  

1669  Miguel Lopez, composer on February - 01.  

1669  Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31 on February - 01.  

1690  On this day in history francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer  

1691  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1694  John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1709  On February - 01 alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez  

1710  On this day in history konrad E Ackermann, German actor (Die Oberpfalz)  

1713  On February - 01 the Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.  

1717  On February - 01 henri d'Aguesseau's first appointment as chancellor of France  

1717  On this day in history henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France  

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on February - 01.  

1459  On February - 01 birth of conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)  

1462  On February - 01 birth of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)  

1552  On this day in history birth of edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)  

1603  On this day in history birth of michael Trumper, composer  

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.  

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1635  Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689) was born on February - 01.  

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 on this day in history.  

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on February - 01.  

1248  On February - 01 hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies  

1294  On this day in history louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies  

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies on this day in history.  

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies on February - 01.  

1542  On February - 01 death of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)  

1563  On February - 01 death of menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)