Historical Events In February - 02

0506  On this day in history king Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out   

0672  Saint Chad on this day in history.   

0962  On February - 02 pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor   

1032  On February - 02 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 February - 02 koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy   

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

1119  Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II on this day in history.   

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

1141  On this day in history battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured   

1141  Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured on this day in history.   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

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

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

1461  Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40   

1509  The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey on February - 02.   

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  Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

1540  George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on February - 02.   

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

1550  On February - 02 english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed   

1563  Hans Neusiedler, Hungarian/German luitist/author, dies at approx 54 on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

1594  On February - 02 giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68   

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 this day in history.   

1633  On February - 02 m Rossi's opera "Erminia sul Giordano," premieres in Rome   

1637  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on February - 02.   

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

1645  On this day in history 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.   

1648  George Abbot, English writer on February - 02.   

1649  Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) on this day in history.   

1650  The birth of Nell Gwynne, Comedy actress and mistress of Charles II on February - 02.   

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1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)   

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

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.   

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.   

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess   

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

0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad   

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

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.   

1461  Death of Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England on February - 02.   

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