Historical Events In February - 06

0337  St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.  

0891  On February - 06 photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies  

1140  On February - 06 thurstan, archbishop of York, dies  

1189  On this day in history riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England  

1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet on this day in history.  

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1508  On this day in history maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor  

1515  On February - 06 aldus Manutius, Italian printer  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) on February - 06.  

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1577  King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots on February - 06.  

1608  On February - 06 antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist on February - 06.  

1612  Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 06.  

1617  Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1626  Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle on this day in history.  

1626  Huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle on February - 06.  

1637  On this day in history toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1651  Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on this day in history.  

1651  On February - 06 -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris  

1665  On February - 06 anne Stuart, Queen of England (1702-14)  

1670  On this day in history frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, dies.  

1673  Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 06 james II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.  

1693  On February - 06 royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg VA  

1693  Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va on this day in history.  

1695  On this day in history andre Cheron, composer  

1695  On February - 06 ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies  

1699  On this day in history jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies  

1705  Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer on this day in history.  

1716  England & Netherlands renew alliance on this day in history.  

1725  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1753  Evariste Desire Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet on February - 06.  

1756  On this day in history aaron Burr, Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler  

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1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet was born on February - 06.  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) was born on February - 06.  

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)  

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.  

1611  Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644) was born on February - 06.  

1612  On this day in history birth of antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist  

1637  On February - 06 birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.  

0743  On this day in history hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies  

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.  

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)  

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1515  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer  

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on this day in history.