Historical Events In February - 12

1049  Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX on this day in history.  

1111  German King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome on this day in history.  

1128  On February - 12 toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies  

1130  On this day in history pope Innocent II elected  

1211  On February - 12 henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)  

1242  On this day in history hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide  

1438  On this day in history adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen  

1474  On this day in history lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat  

1502  Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on this day in history.  

1502  On this day in history granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism  

1528  On February - 12 treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power  

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57  

1541  Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) on February - 12.  

1554  On this day in history jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17  

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician on this day in history.  

1577  On February - 12 spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"  

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) on February - 12.  

1585  On this day in history caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy  

1588  On this day in history john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass  

1590  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65  

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.  

1624  On February - 12 english parliament comes together  

1636  On this day in history herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist  

1637  On February - 12 john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)  

1663  On this day in history cotton Mather, witchcraft authority  

1665  Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) on this day in history.  

1684  On February - 12 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67  

1700  On this day in history the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.  

1706  Josef Christian, German sculptor on February - 12.  

1709  On February - 12 alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")  

1719  The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded on February - 12.  

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on February - 12.  

1733  On this day in history georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah  

1736  Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I) on this day in history.  

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.  

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.  

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.  

1438  On this day in history birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen  

1474  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat  

1567  On this day in history birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician  

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) was born on February - 12.  

1585  On February - 12 birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy  

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on this day in history.  

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide  

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.  

1554  On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17  

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)  

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on February - 12.  

1595  On February - 12 death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)  

1616  On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65