Historical Events In February - 19

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

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

0197  Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon on this day in history.  

0356  On this day in history emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples  

0607  Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1473  The birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer on this day in history.  

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1512  French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia on February - 19.  

1537  On this day in history weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike  

1537  Weavers of Leiden Neth strike on this day in history.  

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

1545  On this day in history 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 February - 19.  

1568  On February - 19 miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80  

1574  On this day in history spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer &Jisp Netherlands  

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

1582  Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant on February - 19.  

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

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  On February - 19 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 February - 19 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 February - 19 netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English)  

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1473  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)  

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  On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)  

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

1630  On February - 19 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  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)  

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on February - 19.  

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies  

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.  

1414  On February - 19 thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies  

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.