Historical Events In February - 03

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on February - 03.  

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

0699  Saint Werburgh on February - 03.  

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1014  King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.  

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  

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1451  On this day in history sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.  

1451  On this day in history murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies  

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

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

1558  On this day in history alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies  

1576  On this day in history henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris  

1591  On this day in history german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau  

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

1648  On this day in history louis Bouteiller, composer  

1653  Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile on February - 03.  

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

1660  General Moncks army reaches London on February - 03.  

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

1690  On February - 03 the first paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts)  

1690  On February - 03 1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass)  

1697  Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island on this day in history.  

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 February - 03 gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70  

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 this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)  

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)  

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

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer  

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.  

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

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)  

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  

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

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

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh  

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.  

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.  

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

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.