Historical Events In February - 02

0506  On February - 02 king Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out  

0672  Saint Chad on February - 02.  

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  Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy on this day in history.  

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

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

1124  On this day in history bořivoj II of Bohemia  

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

1141  On February - 02 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1536  Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires on this day in history.  

1540  On February - 02 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 this day in history.  

1550  English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed on February - 02.  

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.  

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

1594  On February - 02 giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68  

1595  On this day in history 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  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.  

1637  On February - 02 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  Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) on this day in history.  

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  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)  

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

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

0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.  

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

1124  On February - 02 death of bořivoj II of Bohemia  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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