Historical Events In February - 19

0003  Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl) on this day in history.  

0197  On February - 19 d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle  

0197  Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon on February - 19.  

0356  Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples on this day in history.  

0607  On February - 19 boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0842  On this day in history 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  William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.  

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

1473  On February - 19 the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer  

1512  On February - 19 french troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia  

1537  Weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike on February - 19.  

1537  Weavers of Leiden Neth strike on February - 19.  

1539  Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled on February - 19.  

1545  Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on February - 19.  

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1561  Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots on February - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

1574  Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp Neth on this day in history.  

1582  Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

1594  On February - 19 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  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer on February - 19.  

1619  On February - 19 trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague  

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

1634  Battle at Smolensk Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians on this day in history.  

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

1653  Luigi Rossi, composer, dies on February - 19.  

1671  Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer on this day in history.  

1674  Netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English) on February - 19.  

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1473  On February - 19 birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)  

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on February - 19.  

1552  On February - 19 birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)  

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

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

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

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on February - 19.  

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)  

0197  On February - 19 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  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on this day in history.  

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

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

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies  

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

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.