Historical Events In February - 12

1049  Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX on February - 12.   

1111  On this day in history german King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome   

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1130  Pope Innocent II elected on this day in history.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) on February - 12.   

1242  On this day in history hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1438  On February - 12 adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat on this day in history.   

1502  Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on February - 12.   

1502  Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on February - 12.   

1528  Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power on February - 12.   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1541  Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) on February - 12.   

1554  On this day in history jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1567  On this day in history thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician   

1577  Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" on February - 12.   

1584  On February - 12 casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  On this day in history 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  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1624  On February - 12 english parliament comes together   

1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist on February - 12.   

1637  On February - 12 john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)   

1663  Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority on this day in history.   

1665  Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) on this day in history.   

1684  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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  Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") on February - 12.   

1719  On this day in history the Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded.   

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  On this day in history maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I)   

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1074  On this day in history birth of conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on this day in history.   

1218  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen was born on February - 12.   

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on February - 12.   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  On February - 12 birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.   

1554  On this day in history death of jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  On February - 12 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on February - 12.   

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65