Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on this day in history.   

0672  On this day in history saint Chad   

0962  Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor on February - 02.   

1032  On this day in history burgundy's Rudolph III dies childless February 2 The Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II claims Rudolph's realm under terms of a 1027 treaty of succession and unites it with the empire   

1032  On this day in history koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy   

1032  On this day in history rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

1119  On this day in history guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II   

1124  BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on February - 02.   

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured   

1141  On February - 02 battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured   

1435  On February - 02 johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  On this day in history 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists   

1461  On this day in history 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists   

1461  On February - 02 owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40   

1509  On this day in history the Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.   

1535  Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded on this day in history.   

1536  Buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain on February - 02.   

1536  On February - 02 pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires   

1540  On this day in history george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen   

1542  Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente on February - 02.   

1550  English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed on this day in history.   

1563  On February - 02 hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess on February - 02.   

1594  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on February - 02.   

1595  On this day in history jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

1597  Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on February - 02.   

1633  M Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome on February - 02.   

1637  On this day in history zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid   

1637  On February - 02 zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid   

1645  Royalist army led by James graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquis of Montrose routed the Earl of Argyll's Covenating forces in the Battle of Inverlochy on this day in history.   

1648  George Abbot, English writer on February - 02.   

1649  Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) on February - 02.   

1650  On this day in history the birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II   

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1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.   

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.   

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)   

1502  On February - 02 birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.   

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)   

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.   

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

0672  Death of Saint Chad on February - 02.   

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on February - 02.   

1124  On this day in history death of boÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia   

1218  On February - 02 death of konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1461  On this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  On February - 02 martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40