Historical Events In February - 14

0270  St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on February - 14.  

0842  Charles II & Louis the German sign treaty on February - 14.  

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies  

1009  On February - 14 first known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.  

1014  On this day in history the German king Henry of Bavaria recognizes Benedict VIII as the rightful pope and is crowned at Rome February 14  

1014  Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor on February - 14.  

1076  On this day in history pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV  

1130  On February - 14 jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II  

1400  On February - 14 richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle  

1405  On February - 14 timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68  

1462  On February - 14 edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)  

1483  On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty  

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising on February - 14.  

1513  On February - 14 domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

1515  On February - 14 frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts  

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) on February - 14.  

1540  On this day in history emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels  

1546  On this day in history johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian  

1556  On February - 14 archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic  

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1572  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer on this day in history.  

1602  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer on this day in history.  

1610  On February - 14 polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki  

1613  King James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik on February - 14.  

1630  On this day in history dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil  

1638  On this day in history sybilla Schwarz, writer  

1663  Canada becomes a Royal Province of France on February - 14.  

1670  On this day in history roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna  

1670  On February - 14 georg Gabriel Schutz, composer  

1676  Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on February - 14.  

1679  On February - 14 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

1681  Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1689  On this day in history english parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne  

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1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)  

1468  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)  

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.  

1487  On this day in history birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising  

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history.  

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on February - 14.  

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)  

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.  

0270  On this day in history death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).  

0869  On this day in history cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies  

1317  On this day in history death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)  

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on February - 14.  

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1528  Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66 on February - 14.  

1571  On February - 14 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70  

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist