Events & Holidays In February - 09
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Feast of St. Maron (Lebanon)
Feast of St. Maron (Lebanon)
1404 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.
1441 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on this day in history.
1533 Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.
1578 Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.
1579 On this day in history birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian
1602 Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history.
1607 On this day in history birth of abraham Megerle, composer
1645 On this day in history birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)
1011 Death of Bernard I, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.
1199 Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1147) on this day in history.
1450 On this day in history death of agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)
1555 Death of John Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy on this day in history.
1567 Death of Henry Stuart, earl of Darnley/Consort of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered on this day in history.
1583 Death of Jeseph Sanalbo, Jewish convert in Rome, burned at stake on this day in history.
1588 Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history.
1617 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.