Events & Holidays In February - 19

Family Day (Saskatchewan only) (Canada)

National Democracy Day (Nepal)

National Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

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

1526  On this day in history birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

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

1611  On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on this day in history.   

1133  On this day in history death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

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

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 this day in history.