Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on February - 02.   

0672  On February - 02 saint Chad   

0962  Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor on this day in history.   

1032  Burgundy's Rudolph III dies childless February 2 The Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II claims Rudolph's realm under terms of a 1027 treaty of succession and unites it with the empire on February - 02.   

1032  Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy on this day in history.   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.   

1119  On this day in history guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II   

1124  BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1141  Battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured on this day in history.   

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1461  On February - 02 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists   

1461  2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists on February - 02.   

1461  Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on this day in history.   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.   

1509  The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey on February - 02.   

1535  Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded on February - 02.   

1536  Buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain on February - 02.   

1536  On this day in history pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires   

1540  On this day in history george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

1542  Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente on February - 02.   

1550  On this day in history english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed   

1563  On February - 02 hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54   

1583  On February - 02 anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1594  On February - 02 giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61   

1633  M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome on this day in history.   

1637  On February - 02 zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid   

1637  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history royalist army led by James graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of Montrose routed the Earl of Argyll's Covenating forces in the Battle of Inverlochy.   

1648  On this day in history george Abbot, English writer   

1649  On February - 02 benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30)   

1650  On February - 02 the birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.   

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  On February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  On February - 02 birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1595  On February - 02 birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  On this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.