Historical Events In February - 12

1049  Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX on February - 12.  

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

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies  

1130  On this day in history pope Innocent II elected  

1211  On this day in history henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)  

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

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on February - 12.  

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  Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on February - 12.  

1528  Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power on this day in history.  

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57  

1541  On February - 12 santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)  

1554  Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.  

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

1577  Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" on February - 12.  

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) on this day in history.  

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy on this day in history.  

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

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

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1624  English parliament comes together on February - 12.  

1636  On February - 12 herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist  

1637  John Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature) on this day in history.  

1663  Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority on February - 12.  

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

1684  On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67  

1700  The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe on February - 12.  

1706  On February - 12 josef Christian, German sculptor  

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 this day in history.  

1728  On this day in history agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73  

1733  Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah on February - 12.  

1736  Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I) on February - 12.  

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1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)  

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

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  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1567  On February - 12 birth of thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician  

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)  

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.  

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.  

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

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

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

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on February - 12.  

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

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on February - 12.  

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65