Historical Events In February - 24

0303  1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued on February - 24.  

0616  King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.  

1208  On February - 24 st Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy  

1296  On this day in history pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos  

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) on February - 24.  

1387  King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda on February - 24.  

1389  Battle at Falköping Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden on this day in history.  

1389  On February - 24 battle at Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden  

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist on February - 24.  

1496  England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders on this day in history.  

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor on February - 24.  

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice  

1525  On February - 24 battle at Pavia Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king, François I caught taken/8700 killed  

1525  Battle at Pavia: Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king on this day in history.  

1525  Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on February - 24.  

1527  Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1528  János Zápolyai, Hungarian king, recognizes Sultan Suleiman's suzerainty on February - 24.  

1528  On this day in history hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty  

1530  First imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V on this day in history.  

1530  1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V on February - 24.  

1536  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)  

1538  On this day in history king Ferdinand of Austria & King János Zápolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein  

1538  King Ferdinand of Austria & King Janos Zapolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein on February - 24.  

1541  On February - 24 santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia  

1541  On February - 24 santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12)  

1547  On February - 24 jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland  

1552  Privileges of the Hanseatic League in England are abrogated on February - 24.  

1552  On this day in history privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated  

1557  Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) on this day in history.  

1563  On this day in history francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

1581  On this day in history pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission  

1582  On February - 24 pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar  

1588  On February - 24 johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on this day in history.  

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.  

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.  

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist  

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on February - 24.  

1501  On this day in history birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)  

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.  

1545  On February - 24 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)  

0616  On this day in history death of king Ethelbert of Kent  

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.  

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

1588  On February - 24 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

1642  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66  

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77  

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)  

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on February - 24.