Historical Events In February - 24

0303  1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued on this day in history.  

0616  King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.  

1208  St Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy on February - 24.  

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

1304  On this day in history muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)  

1387  On February - 24 king Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.  

1389  Battle at Falköping Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden on February - 24.  

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 February - 24.  

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

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

1510  Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice on February - 24.  

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

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

1525  On this day in history guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier  

1527  On this day in history ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia  

1528  János Zápolyai, Hungarian king, recognizes Sultan Suleiman's suzerainty on this day in history.  

1528  Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty on this day in history.  

1530  On this day in history first imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V  

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

1536  On February - 24 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)  

1538  King Ferdinand of Austria & King János Zápolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein on February - 24.  

1538  On February - 24 king Ferdinand of Austria & King Janos Zapolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein  

1541  Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia on February - 24.  

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

1547  Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland on February - 24.  

1552  On February - 24 privileges of the Hanseatic League in England are abrogated  

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

1557  On this day in history matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19)  

1563  Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.  

1581  Pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission on February - 24.  

1582  Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar on this day in history.  

1588  Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on this day in history.  

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1103  On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)  

1304  On this day in history birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)  

1304  On this day in history birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?  

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

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

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.  

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)  

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

0616  On February - 24 death of king Ethelbert of Kent  

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

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on this day in history.  

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

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.  

1666  On February - 24 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 this day in history.