Historical Events In February - 12
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1049 On this day in history bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX
1111 German King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome on February - 12.
1128 Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on this day in history.
1130 On February - 12 pope Innocent II elected
1211 On this day in history henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)
1242 Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on this day in history.
1438 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on February - 12.
1474 Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat on this day in history.
1502 On this day in history granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism
1502 Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on February - 12.
1528 On this day in history treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power
1538 Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.
1541 On this day in history santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)
1554 On February - 12 jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17
1567 On February - 12 thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician
1577 On February - 12 spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"
1584 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) on this day in history.
1585 On February - 12 caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy
1588 On this day in history john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass
1590 Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1616 On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65
1624 English parliament comes together on February - 12.
1636 Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist on this day in history.
1637 On February - 12 john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)
1663 On February - 12 cotton Mather, witchcraft authority
1665 Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) on this day in history.
1684 Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.
1700 The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe on this day in history.
1706 On this day in history josef Christian, German sculptor
1709 On this day in history alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")
1719 The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded on February - 12.
1728 Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah
1736 Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I) on February - 12.
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