Historical Events In February - 12

1049  Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX.   

1111  German King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome.   

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies.   

1130  Pope Innocent II elected   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35).   

1242  Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide.   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1502  Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism   

1502  Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism.   

1528  Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor and ecclesiastical power.   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57.   

1541  Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)   

1554  Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician.   

1577  Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1588  John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass   

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

1624  English parliament comes together.   

1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist.   

1637  John Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)   

1663  Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority   

1665  Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)   

1684  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

1700  The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe   

1706  Josef Christian, German sculptor.   

1709  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   

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73.   

1733  Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah.   

1736  Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor Francois I).   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1074  Conrad: King of germany and italy   

1211  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king (1220-35)   

1218  Kujo yoritsune: Japanese shogun   

1438  Adolf van egmond: Duke of gelre/earl of zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo campeggi(o): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas campion: England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  Casparus barleaus: Flemish theologist/poet (muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar bartholin: Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Toghtekin: Slave/atabek of damascus,   

1242  Hendrik vii: Roman catholics german king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  Albrecht altdorfer: German painter,   

1554  Jane grey: Queen of england for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  Nicholas throckmorton: English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  Death of Francois hotman/hotomanus: French lawyer/diplomat,   

1595  Archduke ernest of austria: Governor of the spanish netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  Death of John drusius: Of driesschen, flemish hebraist,