Historical Events In February - 16

0309  On this day in history pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0374  On this day in history 9th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

0600  On this day in history pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze   

0600  On this day in history pope Gregory the Great decreea saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze   

0923  On February - 16 abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1075  On this day in history ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1249  On February - 16 andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols.   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1349  On this day in history jews are expelled from Burgsdorf Switzerland   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1486  On this day in history diet of Frankfort   

1497  On February - 16 philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1512  Battle at Valeggio French troops beat Venetianen on February - 16.   

1512  Battle at Valeggio: French troops beat Venetianen on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 16 gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1559  On this day in history pope Paul IV calls for deposition of sovereigns supporting heresy   

1560  On this day in history jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat   

1620  On February - 16 frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1641  English king Charles I accept Triennial Act on February - 16.   

1646  Battle of Great Torrington, Devon on this day in history.   

1653  Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 on February - 16.   

1655  Dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker on this day in history.   

1659  First known check (£400), it is now (on display at Westminster Abbey on this day in history.   

1659  1st known check (£400) (on display at Westminster Abbey) on February - 16.   

1666  Netherlands & Brandenburg sign treaty on February - 16.   

1669  On February - 16 arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

1677  Earl of Shaftesbury arrested/confined in London Tower on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

1698  On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

1709  On February - 16 charles Avison, composer   

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history benjamin Franklin's General Magazine (2nd US Magazine) begins publishing   

1741  On February - 16 benjamin Franklin's General Magazine (2nd US Mag) begins publishing   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat