Historical Events In February - 12

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

1111  On this day in history german King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome  

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

1130  Pope Innocent II elected on February - 12.  

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

1242  Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.  

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on this day in history.  

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat on this day in history.  

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

1502  Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on February - 12.  

1528  Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power on February - 12.  

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

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

1554  Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.  

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician on February - 12.  

1577  On this day in history spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"  

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  John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass on this day in history.  

1590  On February - 12 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65  

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

1624  English parliament comes together on this day in history.  

1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist on this day in history.  

1637  John Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature) on February - 12.  

1663  On this day in history cotton Mather, witchcraft authority  

1665  Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) on February - 12.  

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

1700  On February - 12 the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.  

1706  Josef Christian, German sculptor on February - 12.  

1709  On this day in history alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")  

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

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 this day in history.  

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on February - 12.  

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

1218  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1242  Death of Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.  

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

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.  

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on this day in history.  

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

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

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