Historical Events In February - 03

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies  

0619  On February - 03 laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury  

0699  On February - 03 saint Werburgh  

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies  

1014  On February - 03 king Sweyn I of Denmark  

1112  On February - 03 ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.  

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) on this day in history.  

1377  Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term on February - 03.  

1377  Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy on February - 03.  

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.  

1451  Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire on February - 03.  

1451  On February - 03 murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies  

1468  On this day in history johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies  

1488  On February - 03 bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros)  

1509  On February - 03 the Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India.  

1525  On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer  

1536  On this day in history garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies  

1547  Russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova on February - 03.  

1558  Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies on February - 03.  

1576  Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris on February - 03.  

1591  On February - 03 german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau  

1602  Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62 on February - 03.  

1648  On this day in history louis Bouteiller, composer  

1653  On February - 03 cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile  

1655  On February - 03 francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized  

1660  General Moncks army reaches London on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

1690  The first paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts) on February - 03.  

1690  1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass) on this day in history.  

1697  Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island on February - 03.  

1699  On this day in history the colony of Massachusetts issues paper money for the first time in America, as it pays its soldiers fighting against Quebec.  

1715  Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70 on February - 03.  

1736  On February - 03 johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer  

1740  Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily on February - 03.  

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)  

1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)  

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer  

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.  

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on February - 03.  

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.  

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury  

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh  

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies  

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark  

1116  On February - 03 death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)  

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58  

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)