Historical Events In February - 14

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

0842  On this day in history charles II & Louis the German sign treaty  

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

1009  On this day in history first known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.  

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

1014  On February - 14 pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor  

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

1130  On this day in history jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II  

1400  Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.  

1405  Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68 on February - 14.  

1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) on this day in history.  

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

1487  On February - 14 henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising  

1513  On February - 14 domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

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

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

1533  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)  

1540  Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels on February - 14.  

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

1556  Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic on this day in history.  

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on February - 14.  

1572  On February - 14 hans Christoph Haiden, composer  

1602  On this day in history pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer  

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 this day in history.  

1630  Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil on this day in history.  

1638  Sybilla Schwarz, writer on February - 14.  

1663  On this day in history canada becomes a Royal Province of France.  

1670  On February - 14 roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna  

1670  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer on February - 14.  

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

1679  On this day in history georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

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

1689  On February - 14 english parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne  

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

1468  On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)  

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on February - 14.  

1487  On February - 14 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  On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts  

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on February - 14.  

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

0869  Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on this day in history.  

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.  

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

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

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66  

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

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist