Historical Events In February - 24

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

0616  King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.  

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  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist on this day in history.  

1496  On this day in history england's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders  

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

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

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

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 February - 24.  

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

1527  On February - 24 ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia  

1528  On February - 24 jános Zápolyai, Hungarian king, recognizes Sultan Suleiman's suzerainty  

1528  On February - 24 hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty  

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

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

1563  On February - 24 francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

1581  On February - 24 pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission  

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

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

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on February - 24.  

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

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?  

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

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 this day in history 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 February - 24.  

1563  On February - 24 death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

1588  On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.  

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)