Historical Events In February - 12
Sunday, 03 December 2023
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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