Historical Events In February - 26
Monday, 20 January 2025
0364 Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor on this day in history.
1076 On February - 26 godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered
1154 Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1200 On this day in history symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint
1266 On February - 26 battle of Benevento
1266 On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies
1324 Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.
1361 Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) on February - 26.
1531 On February - 26 earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000
1534 Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht on February - 26.
1538 On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies
1552 On this day in history heinrich Faber, German composer
1561 On February - 26 jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer
1564 On February - 26 christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr Faustus), baptized
1577 Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 on this day in history.
1588 On February - 26 nicolaus Erich, composer
1590 On February - 26 mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda
1608 On February - 26 john Still, English bishop
1616 Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo on February - 26.
1630 On February - 26 william Brade, composer, dies
1675 On February - 26 johann Philipp Treiber, composer
1677 Nicola Fago, composer on this day in history.
1686 On February - 26 godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat
1686 Godefroi L earl d'estrades, French diplomat/marshal, dies at about 78 on February - 26.
1717 On this day in history john Randall, composer
1726 On February - 26 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies
1732 On this day in history mass first celebrated in American Catholic church, (St Joseph's Church, Philadelphia)
1732 1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia on this day in history.
1766 August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.
1770 Antoine Reicha, composer on this day in history.
1770 On this day in history francois Hanot, composer, dies at 72
1772 Caspar Furstenau, composer on February - 26.
1773 On this day in history construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Philadelphia) (1st solitary)
1773 Construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Phila) (1st solitary) on this day in history.
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