Historical Events In February - 02

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

0672  On February - 02 saint Chad  

0962  Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor on February - 02.  

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

1119  Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II on this day in history.  

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

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured  

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured  

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

1461  On February - 02 owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England  

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.  

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 February - 02.  

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 February - 02 english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed  

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

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

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

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

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

1633  On this day in history m Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome  

1637  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on February - 02.  

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

1645  On this day in history 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.  

1648  George Abbot, English writer on February - 02.  

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

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

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

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)  

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

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

0672  On February - 02 death of saint Chad  

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

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1435  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61  

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 February - 02.