Historical Events In February - 19

0003  On this day in history sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl)  

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on this day in history.  

0197  On this day in history lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon  

0356  On February - 19 emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples  

0607  On this day in history boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0842  On February - 19 medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the churches  

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1401  On February - 19 william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London  

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.  

1473  The birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer on February - 19.  

1512  On this day in history french troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia  

1537  On February - 19 weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike  

1537  On February - 19 weavers of Leiden Neth strike  

1539  Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled on this day in history.  

1545  On February - 19 pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death  

1553  On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41  

1561  Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots on this day in history.  

1568  On this day in history miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80  

1574  Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer &Jisp Netherlands on February - 19.  

1574  Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp Neth on February - 19.  

1582  On February - 19 francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant  

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies on February - 19.  

1594  On this day in history having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.  

1600  The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54  

1611  On February - 19 andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)  

1616  On this day in history jacques de Saint-Luc, composer  

1619  Trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague on this day in history.  

1620  Roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1634  On February - 19 battle at Smolensk Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians  

1634  On this day in history battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians [NS=Mar 1]  

1653  On February - 19 luigi Rossi, composer, dies  

1671  Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer on February - 19.  

1674  Netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English) on this day in history.  

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on February - 19.  

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.  

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.  

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.  

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on this day in history.  

1616  On February - 19 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer  

1630  On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)  

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on February - 19.  

0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle  

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on this day in history.  

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)  

1260  On February - 19 boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies  

1401  On this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London  

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.  

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death  

1553  On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41