Historical Events In February - 12
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1049 On this day in history bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX
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 Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) on this day in history.
1242 Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.
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 On February - 12 granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism
1502 Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on this day in history.
1528 Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power on February - 12.
1538 On February - 12 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 On February - 12 casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)
1585 On this day in history caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy
1588 John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass on February - 12.
1590 Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1616 John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.
1624 On February - 12 english parliament comes together
1636 On February - 12 herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist
1637 John Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature) on February - 12.
1663 On February - 12 cotton Mather, witchcraft authority
1665 On February - 12 rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)
1684 Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1700 The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe on this day in history.
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 Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah
1736 On this day in history maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)
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