Historical Events In February - 17

0364  Flavius Jovianus, Christian emperor of Rome (363-64), dies at about 32   

0440  Mesrop Mashtots   

0956  Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55.   

1370  Battle at Rudau: Germany beats Lithuania   

1371  Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria.   

1444  Rudolf Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist.   

1490  Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)   

1500  Battle of Hemmingstedt   

1568  Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace.   

1583  J Henry Alting, Dutch theologist   

1598  Boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia.   

1600  Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy.   

1600  Giordano Bruno, advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake.   

1612  Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57   

1621  Miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony   

1634  William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti   

1652  Gregorio Allegri, Italian singer/composer (Miserere), dies at about 67   

1653  Arcangelo Corelli, Fusignano Italy, violinist/comp (Concerto Grossi)   

1654  Michael Lohr, composer, dies at 62   

1667  Georg Bronner, composer   

1670  France and Bavaria sign military assistance treaty.   

1673  Moliare, [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French author (Learned Lady), dies   

1675  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer   

1676  Kings Charles II and Louis XIV sign secret treaty.   

1688  Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

1691  Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service.   

1696  Baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer   

1697  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer   

1699  Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci)   

1714  Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree   

1715  Antoine Galland, French interpreter, dies at 68   

1723  Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination.   

1732  Louis Marchand, composer, dies at 63.   

1740  Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

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1444  Rudolf agricola: [roelof huysman], dutch humanist/organist   

1490  Charles de bourbon: Officer/governor (lombardy)   

1519  Francis: Duke of guise, french soldier and politician   

1581  Fausto poli: Italian catholic priest   

1583  J henry alting: Dutch theologist   

1646  Pierre le pesant: Sieur de boisguilbert, french economist   

1653  Arcangelo corelli: Fusignano italy, violinist/comp (concerto grossi)   

1667  Georg bronner: Composer   

0364  Flavius jovianus: Christian emperor of rome (363-64),   

0440  Death of Mesrop mashtots: Mesrop mashtots   

0956  Hugo the great: Earl of paris/duke of francia,   

1339  Death of Otto: Duke of austria (b. 1301)   

1371  Death of Ivan alexander of bulgaria: Ivan alexander of bulgaria   

1596  Friedrich sylburg: German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

1600  Giordano bruno: Advocate of copernican theory, burned at stake   

1609  Death of Ferdinando i de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1549)