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

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

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  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 February - 14.  

1400  On February - 14 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  

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

1513  On February - 14 domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

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 February - 14.  

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

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

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

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

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

1572  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer on February - 14.  

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 February - 14.  

1630  Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil on February - 14.  

1638  On this day in history sybilla Schwarz, writer  

1663  On February - 14 canada becomes a Royal Province of France.  

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

1670  On February - 14 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  On February - 14 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

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

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1462  On February - 14 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 February - 14.  

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 February - 14.  

0270  On February - 14 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  On February - 14 death of 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 February - 14.  

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

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

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