Historical Events In February - 08
Friday, 31 October 2025
						0412  On February - 08 st Proclus, patriarch of Constantinople  
 
 
 
					
						0421  Flavius Constantine becomes emperor Constantine III of West Roman empire on this day in history.  
 
 
 
					
						0421  Flavius Constantine becomes emperor Constantine III of West Roman emp on this day in history.  
 
 
 
					
						1124  On February - 08 stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies  
 
 
 
					
						1245  On February - 08 johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies  
 
 
 
					
						1291  On February - 08 afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)  
 
 
 
					
						1303  On February - 08 nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies  
 
 
 
					
						1513  Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies on February - 08.  
 
 
 
					
						1526  On February - 08 heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die  
 
 
 
					
						1575  On this day in history university of Leiden Netherlands opens  
 
 
 
					
						1575  On this day in history university Leiden founded, and given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis"  
 
 
 
					
						1577  On this day in history robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)  
 
 
 
					
						1586  On February - 08 jacob Praetorius, composer  
 
 
 
					
						1587  Mary, Queen of Scots looses her head on February - 08.  
 
 
 
					
						1587  Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18] on this day in history.  
 
 
 
					
						1599  Robert Rollock, Scottish educator on this day in history.  
 
 
 
					
						1600  On February - 08 vatican convicts scholar Giordano Bruno to death  
 
 
 
					
						1601  On this day in history earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London  
 
 
 
					
						1604  Pierre de Gua de Monts c1558-1628 forms de Monts Trading Company with Champlain and Gravé du Pont; Canada's first chartered company on February - 08.  
 
 
 
					
						1611  On this day in history jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies  
 
 
 
					
						1612  On this day in history samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)  
 
 
 
					
						1622  On February - 08 king James I disbands the English parliament  
 
 
 
					
						1631  On February - 08 charles I grants Cape Breton Island to Robert Gordon of Lochinvar and son Robert  
 
 
 
					
						1631  King Louis XIII 1601-1643 names Charles de La Tour Governor and Lieutenant-General of New France and Acadia on February - 08.  
 
 
 
					
						1650  On February - 08 john Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74  
 
 
 
					
						1672  On February - 08 isaac Newton reads first optics paper before Royal Society in London  
 
 
 
					
						1672  On February - 08 isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London  
 
 
 
					
						1676  On February - 08 aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46  
 
 
 
					
						1686  On this day in history francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered  
 
 
 
					
						1690  On this day in history french &Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire  
 
 
 
					
						1690  On this day in history lord Halifax resigns as Lord Privy Seal  
 
 
 
					
						1690  Louis de Buade et de Palluau, Comte de Frontenac 1622-1698 organizes attack by Mohawk natives and French troops against Schenectady; 60 people killed, 30 captured on February - 08.  
 
 
 
					
						1690  On this day in history french & Indian troops set Schenectady settlement NY on fire  
 
 
 
					
						1691  Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  
 
 
 
					
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