Historical Events In February - 24

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

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 this day in history.  

1387  On this day in history king Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.  

1389  On this day in history battle at Falköping Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden  

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

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

1496  On February - 24 england's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders  

1500  On February - 24 carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

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  On this day in history battle at Pavia: Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king  

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 this day in history.  

1528  Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty on February - 24.  

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

1530  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1541  Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia on this day in history.  

1541  Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1557  Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) on February - 24.  

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

1581  Pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar  

1588  Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.  

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

1304  On February - 24 birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)  

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

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

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

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

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

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)  

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

1525  On February - 24 death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier  

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

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

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66  

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77  

1674  On February - 24 death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)  

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