Historical Events In February - 19

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

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.  

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

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

0607  Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on February - 19.  

0842  Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the churches on this day in history.  

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

1401  William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on February - 19.  

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

1473  On this day in history the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer  

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

1537  On this day in history weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike  

1537  Weavers of Leiden Neth strike on February - 19.  

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

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

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

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  On February - 19 spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer &Jisp Netherlands  

1574  On February - 19 spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp Neth  

1582  On this day in history francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant  

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

1594  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 on this day in history.  

1600  The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America on February - 19.  

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

1611  On this day in history 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 February - 19.  

1620  Roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam on February - 19.  

1634  On this day in history battle at Smolensk Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians  

1634  Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians [NS=Mar 1] on February - 19.  

1653  Luigi Rossi, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history charles-Hubert Gervais, composer  

1674  On this day in history netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English)  

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.  

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

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)  

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

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

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41