Historical Events In February - 02

0506  King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out on February - 02.   

0672  Saint Chad on this day in history.   

0962  On this day in history pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor   

1032  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 on this day in history.   

1032  Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy on this day in history.   

1032  On February - 02 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  Battle at Lincoln King Stephen captured on February - 02.   

1141  Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured on February - 02.   

1435  On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61   

1461  On February - 02 2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrians defeat Yorkists   

1461  2nd battle of St Alban's-Lancastrian defeat Yorkists on February - 02.   

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

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1509  On February - 02 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  On this day in history buenos Aires, Argentina, is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.   

1536  On this day in history pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires   

1540  George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen on this day in history.   

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

1550  English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed on February - 02.   

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

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

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

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

1597  Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history 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  Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las," premieres in Madrid on February - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1649  On February - 02 benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30)   

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 this day in history.   

1494  Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on February - 02.   

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies   

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

1218  On this day in history 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 February - 02 death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England   

1491  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.