Historical Events In February - 03

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  On this day in history saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1377  Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term on this day in history.   

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

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

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 this day in history johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies   

1488  On this day in history bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros)   

1509  On this day in history the Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India.   

1525  On February - 03 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 this day in history.   

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

1576  On February - 03 henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris   

1591  German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on February - 03.   

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

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile   

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

1660  General Moncks army reaches London on February - 03.   

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

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

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 February - 03 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 this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history 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  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

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  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.   

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

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on February - 03.   

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh   

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

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

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  On this day in history 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)