Historical Events In February - 03
Monday, 17 November 2025
0474 Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history. 

0619 On this day in history laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury 

0699 Saint Werburgh on February - 03. 

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

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

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

1377 On February - 03 mass execution of population of Cesena Italy 

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

1451 Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire on this day in history. 

1451 Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies on February - 03. 

1468 On February - 03 johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies 

1488 Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros) on this day in history. 

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 February - 03 garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies 

1547 On this day in history russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova 

1558 Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies on this day in history. 

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

1591 German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on this day in history. 

1602 On this day in history paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62 

1648 On this day in history louis Bouteiller, composer 

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

1655 On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized 

1660 On this day in history general Moncks army reaches London 

1679 Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 on February - 03. 

1690 On this day in history the first paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts) 

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

1697 On February - 03 sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island 

1699 The colony of Massachusetts issues paper money for the first time in America, as it pays its soldiers fighting against Quebec on February - 03. 

1715 On this day in history gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70 

1736 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer on this day in history. 

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

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