Historical Events In February - 14

0270  St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.  

0842  Charles II & Louis the German sign treaty on this day in history.  

0869  On February - 14 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 February - 14 pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV  

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

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

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

1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) on February - 14.  

1483  On February - 14 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty  

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1546  On February - 14 johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian  

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

1571  On February - 14 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 February - 14 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1679  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer on this day in history.  

1681  On February - 14 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

1689  On February - 14 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  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.  

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

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

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.  

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle  

1405  On this day in history 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 this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70  

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