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

1009  First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg on this day in history.  

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

1076  Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV on this day in history.  

1130  On February - 14 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 February - 14.  

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 February - 14.  

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

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

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

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 February - 14.  

1540  Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels on this day in history.  

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

1556  On this day in history archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic  

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  Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki on this day in history.  

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  On February - 14 sybilla Schwarz, writer  

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

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

1670  On this day in history georg Gabriel Schutz, composer  

1676  Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.  

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

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1513  On this day in history birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

1515  On February - 14 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  On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian  

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 February - 14.  

1317  On February - 14 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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