Historical Events In February - 12
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1049 On this day in history bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX
1111 On February - 12 german King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome
1128 Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.
1130 Pope Innocent II elected on February - 12.
1211 On February - 12 henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)
1242 On February - 12 hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide
1438 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on February - 12.
1474 Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat on February - 12.
1502 Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on this day in history.
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 On February - 12 santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)
1554 Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.
1567 On this day in history thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician
1577 On this day in history spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"
1584 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) on February - 12.
1585 On February - 12 caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy
1588 On February - 12 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 On this day in history english parliament comes together
1636 On February - 12 herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist
1637 On this day in history john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)
1663 Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority on this day in history.
1665 On February - 12 rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)
1684 On February - 12 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67
1700 On February - 12 the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.
1706 On February - 12 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 On February - 12 agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73
1733 On February - 12 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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