Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on February - 02.  

0672  Saint Chad on this day in history.  

0962  On February - 02 pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor  

1032  On this day in history burgundy's Rudolph III dies childless February 2 The Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II claims Rudolph's realm under terms of a 1027 treaty of succession and unites it with the empire  

1032  On this day in history koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy  

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.  

1119  Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II on February - 02.  

1124  On February - 02 boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia  

1141  Battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured on this day in history.  

1141  On this day in history battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured  

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

1461  2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists on February - 02.  

1461  On February - 02 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists  

1461  Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on this day in history.  

1491  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40  

1509  On this day in history the Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.  

1535  On February - 02 argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded.  

1536  On February - 02 buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.  

1536  On this day in history pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires  

1540  George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.  

1550  On February - 02 english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed  

1563  On February - 02 hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess on February - 02.  

1594  On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68  

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) on this day in history.  

1597  On February - 02 lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

1633  M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome on February - 02.  

1637  On February - 02 zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid  

1637  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.  

1645  Royalist army led by James graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of Montrose routed the Earl of Argyll's Covenating forces in the Battle of Inverlochy on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history george Abbot, English writer  

1649  Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) on this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history the birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II  

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.  

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)  

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)  

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.  

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on February - 02.  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.  

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)  

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.  

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.  

1124  On this day in history death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia  

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)  

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)  

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

1461  On this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England  

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.