Historical Events In February - 01

0656  Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25.   

0772  In this year, Adrian I starts his reign as Catholic Pope.   

1204  Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies   

1294  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   

1328  Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

1539  Emperor Karel and King Francois I sign anti-English treaty   

1552  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)   

1563  Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)   

1587  English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuart's death sentence   

1587  English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence   

1590  Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator.   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer.   

1605  Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  Gabriel Schutz, composer   

1650  Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", formally ends thinking   

1659  Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)   

1662  Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates   

1663  The town of Quebec is rocked by an evening earthquake.   

1666  Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies.   

1669  French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion   

1669  Miguel Lopez, composer.   

1669  Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31   

1690  Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer   

1691  Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80   

1694  John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73   

1709  Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez   

1710  Konrad E Ackermann, German actor (Die Oberpfalz).   

1713  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  Henri d'Aguesseau's inaugural appointment as chancellor of France.   

1717  Henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France   

1720  Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty   

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1261  Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

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  Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) was born on February - 01.   

1603  Michael Trumper, composer was born on February - 01.   

1605  On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

1633  On February - 01 birth of gabriel Schutz, composer   

1635  On this day in history birth of marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)   

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

1204  Death of Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered on this day in history.   

1248  Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies on this day in history.   

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

1328  On February - 01 charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies   

1502  On this day in history olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies   

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)