Historical Events In February - 06

0337  On this day in history st Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.  

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

1189  Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England on this day in history.  

1461  On February - 06 dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

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

1508  Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.  

1515  On February - 06 aldus Manutius, Italian printer  

1564  On this day in history christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)  

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

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher on February - 06.  

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

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

1617  On February - 06 prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63  

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

1626  On this day in history huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle  

1637  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan on February - 06.  

1651  On this day in history cardinal Mazarin flees Paris  

1651  -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on this day in history.  

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

1670  Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, dies on this day in history.  

1673  On February - 06 maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer  

1685  On this day in history james II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.  

1693  On this day in history 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 February - 06 andre Cheron, composer  

1695  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies on this day in history.  

1699  Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies on this day in history.  

1705  On February - 06 johann Matthias Leffloth, composer  

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

1725  On this day in history johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75  

1753  On this day in history evariste Desire Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet  

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

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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 this day in history birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)  

1608  On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

1611  On February - 06 birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)  

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

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

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.  

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  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.  

1585  On February - 06 death of edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)  

1593  On this day in history death of emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)