Historical Events In February - 10

0060  On this day in history st Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta  

1098  Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch on February - 10.  

1134  Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies on February - 10.  

1162  On February - 10 boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies  

1355  On this day in history the St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.  

1482  On February - 10 luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81  

1495  William Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy on this day in history.  

1535  12 nude Anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets on February - 10.  

1549  On February - 10 tomé de Sousa appointed Governor-General of Brazil  

1549  Tomé de Sousa appointed gov-gen of Brazil on February - 10.  

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1567  On February - 10 lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered  

1588  On February - 10 joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82  

1598  On this day in history anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies  

1609  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier on February - 10.  

1635  On February - 10 académie Française is founded in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu)  

1635  On February - 10 academie Francaise is founded in Paris by Cardinal Richelieu  

1635  Academie Francaise forms in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu) on this day in history.  

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry on February - 10.  

1657  On this day in history sebastian Stosskopf, Elzabethian painter, dies at 59  

1670  On February - 10 norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter  

1676  Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster MA on February - 10.  

1676  On this day in history wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass  

1678  Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried on February - 10.  

1685  On February - 10 aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)  

1686  Johann F Gronovius, Dutch physician/botany on this day in history.  

1686  On this day in history william Dugdale, Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies  

1696  On February - 10 johann Melchior Molter, composer  

1702  Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer on this day in history.  

1711  Lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Meleager & Atalante), dies at 22 on February - 10.  

1713  On this day in history netherlands & England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier  

1713  On this day in history neth & England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier [OS=Jan 31]  

1716  On this day in history scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France  

1717  On this day in history pierre de La Garde, composer  

1720  On this day in history edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England  

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1499  On this day in history birth of thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)  

1524  Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580) was born on February - 10.  

1606  On this day in history birth of christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663)  

1609  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history birth of henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry  

1670  On this day in history birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter  

1670  William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 10 birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)  

1126  Death of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071) on this day in history.  

1134  On this day in history robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies  

1162  On this day in history boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies  

1242  On this day in history death of emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231)  

1278  Death of Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202) on this day in history.  

1482  On February - 10 luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81  

1495  Death of William Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy on this day in history.  

1567  Death of Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered on this day in history.