Historical Events In February - 02

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

0672  On this day in history saint Chad  

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

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  Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy on February - 02.  

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies  

1119  On February - 02 guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II  

1124  On February - 02 boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia  

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured  

1141  Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured on February - 02.  

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

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 February - 02.  

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  The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey on February - 02.  

1535  Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded on this day in history.  

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

1536  On February - 02 pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires  

1540  George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on February - 02.  

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 this day in history english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed  

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on February - 02.  

1583  On February - 02 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1595  On February - 02 jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)  

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

1637  On February - 02 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  On this day in history george Abbot, English writer  

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

1650  The birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II on February - 02.  

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)  

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

1494  On February - 02 birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)  

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1506  On February - 02 birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

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

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.  

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad  

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

1124  On February - 02 death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.  

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02.  

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

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

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40