Historical Events In February - 10

0060  St Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta on February - 10.  

1098  On this day in history crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch  

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

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  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on February - 10.  

1495  William Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy on February - 10.  

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

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

1549  On February - 10 tomé de Sousa appointed gov-gen of Brazil  

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

1588  Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 on this day in history.  

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

1609  On February - 10 john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier  

1635  On this day in history académie Française is founded in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu)  

1635  On this day in history academie Francaise is founded in Paris by Cardinal Richelieu  

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

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

1657  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzabethian painter, dies at 59 on February - 10.  

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter on this day in history.  

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

1676  On February - 10 wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass  

1678  On February - 10 philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried  

1685  Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara) on this day in history.  

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

1686  William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies on February - 10.  

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 February - 10 neth & England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier [OS=Jan 31]  

1716  Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France on February - 10.  

1717  On February - 10 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  Christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663) was born on this day in history.  

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

1637  On February - 10 birth of henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry  

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

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)  

1685  Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara) was born on February - 10.  

1126  Death of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071) on February - 10.  

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

1162  Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies on February - 10.  

1242  Death of Emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231) on this day in history.  

1278  Death of Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202) on February - 10.  

1482  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1495  On February - 10 death of william Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy  

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