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

1014  Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor on February - 14.  

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

1130  Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II on February - 14.  

1400  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  

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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  On February - 14 domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer  

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

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

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

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

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  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer on February - 14.  

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

1613  On February - 14 king James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik  

1630  On February - 14 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  Roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna on this day in history.  

1670  On February - 14 georg Gabriel Schutz, composer  

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

1679  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer on February - 14.  

1681  Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 on February - 14.  

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  On this day in history birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)  

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

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 February - 14.  

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

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

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies  

1317  On February - 14 death of marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282)  

1400  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on February - 14.