Historical Events In February - 24

0303  1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued   

1208  St Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy   

1296  Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos   

1387  King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.   

1389  Battle at Falköping Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden   

1389  Battle at Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden   

1496  England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders   

1510  Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice   

1525  Battle at Pavia Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king, François I caught take/ 700 killed   

1525  Battle at Pavia: Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king   

1527  Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia   

1103  Emperor toba of japan: Emperor toba of japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn battutah: Arab travel writer (travels in asia & africa)   

1304  Ibn battuta: Arabian explorer ?   

1463  Giovanni pico della mirandola: Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos v: King of spain (1516-56)/holy roman emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) birck [xystus betulius]: German writer (suzanna)   

1536  Clement viii: [ippolito aldofireini], fano italy, pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don john of austria: Spanish military leader   

0616  King ethelbert of kent: King ethelbert of kent   

1525  Guillaume gouffier: Seigneur de bonnivet, french soldier   

1563  Francois guise: French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Johann weyer: Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  Marco da gagliano: Italian opera composer,   

1666  Nicholas lanier: Composer,   

1674  Matthias weckmann: German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Charles howard: 1st earl of carlisle, english politician and military leader (b. 1629)