Historical Events In February - 14
Thursday, 06 November 2025
0270 St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history. 

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

0869 Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies on February - 14. 

1009 First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg on February - 14. 

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

1014 On this day in history pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor 

1076 Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV on February - 14. 

1130 Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II on this day in history. 

1400 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 

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

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

1487 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising on this day in history. 

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 February - 14. 

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

1540 On February - 14 emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels 

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

1556 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic on February - 14. 

1571 On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 

1572 On this day in history hans Christoph Haiden, composer 

1602 On February - 14 pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer 

1610 On this day in history polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki 

1613 On this day in history king James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik 

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

1638 Sybilla Schwarz, writer on this day in history. 

1663 Canada becomes a Royal Province of France on this day in history. 

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

1670 On this day in history georg Gabriel Schutz, composer 

1676 On this day in history 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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