Historical Events In February - 19

0003  On this day in history sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl)   

0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0197  Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon on February - 19.   

0356  On this day in history emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples   

0607  On February - 19 boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0842  On this day in history medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the churches   

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on February - 19.   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1473  The birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer on this day in history.   

1512  French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia on February - 19.   

1537  Weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike on February - 19.   

1537  Weavers of Leiden Neth strike on this day in history.   

1539  Jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.   

1561  On February - 19 mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots   

1568  On February - 19 miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80   

1574  Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer &Jisp Netherlands on this day in history.   

1574  On February - 19 spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp Neth   

1582  Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1594  On February - 19 having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.   

1600  On this day in history the Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.   

1605  On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54   

1611  On February - 19 andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  On February - 19 jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1619  On this day in history trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague   

1620  On February - 19 roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam   

1634  Battle at Smolensk Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians on February - 19.   

1634  On February - 19 battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians [NS=Mar 1]   

1653  On this day in history luigi Rossi, composer, dies   

1671  Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer on February - 19.   

1674  On February - 19 netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English)   

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.   

1526  On February - 19 birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  On February - 19 birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  On February - 19 birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.   

0440  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.