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

1130  Pope Innocent II elected on February - 12.   

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  On February - 12 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 February - 12.   

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

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

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1577  Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" on this day in history.   

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

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy on February - 12.   

1588  On February - 12 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  On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

1624  English parliament comes together on this day in history.   

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

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

1663  On this day in history cotton Mather, witchcraft authority   

1665  On February - 12 rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)   

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  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 February - 12.   

1733  Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)   

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

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

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.   

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

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

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

1538  On February - 12 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  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1595  On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

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