Historical Events In February - 03

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

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

0699  On this day in history 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  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  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  

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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  Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies on February - 03.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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  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  Louis Bouteiller, composer on February - 03.  

1653  Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile on this day in history.  

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

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

1690  On this day in history 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  Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70 on February - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

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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  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.  

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

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

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh  

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

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

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

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)