Historical Events In February - 03

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On February - 03 laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  On this day in history saint Werburgh   

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

1112  Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states on February - 03.   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) on February - 03.   

1377  On February - 03 cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term   

1377  Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy on this day in history.   

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1451  On February - 03 sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.   

1451  On February - 03 murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies   

1468  On February - 03 johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies   

1488  Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros) on this day in history.   

1509  On this day in history the Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India.   

1525  On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1536  Garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies on this day in history.   

1547  On February - 03 russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova   

1558  On this day in history alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies   

1576  On this day in history henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris   

1591  German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on this day in history.   

1602  Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62 on February - 03.   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer on this day in history.   

1653  Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile on February - 03.   

1655  On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1660  On this day in history general Moncks army reaches London   

1679  Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 03 the first paper money in America issued (colony of Massachusetts)   

1690  1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass) on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island   

1699  On February - 03 the colony of Massachusetts issues paper money for the first time in America, as it pays its soldiers fighting against Quebec.   

1715  Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1736  On February - 03 johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer   

1740  Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily on February - 03.   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1677  On February - 03 birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.   

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.