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

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

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

1124  BoÅ™ivoj 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  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 02.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1597  Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 02 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)  

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

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

0672  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1461  On February - 02 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.