Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on this day in history.  

0672  Saint Chad on February - 02.  

0962  Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor on this day in history.  

1032  On February - 02 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  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies  

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

1124  Bořivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.  

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

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

1435  On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61  

1461  On this day in history 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists  

1461  2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists on this day in history.  

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

1491  On this day in history 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  Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded on this day in history.  

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

1536  Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires on February - 02.  

1540  On this day in history george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen  

1542  Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente on February - 02.  

1550  English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed on this day in history.  

1563  On this day in history hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54  

1583  On February - 02 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

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 February - 02.  

1597  On this day in history lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

1633  On February - 02 m Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome  

1637  On this day in history zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid  

1637  On this day in history zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid  

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  George Abbot, English writer on February - 02.  

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

1650  On February - 02 the birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II  

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1208  On February - 02 birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)  

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.  

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.  

1502  On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)  

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.  

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

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad  

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.  

1124  Death of Bořivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.  

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