Historical Events In February - 06

0337  On this day in history st Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0743  On this day in history hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52   

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on February - 06.   

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on this day in history.   

1189  On this day in history riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England   

1461  Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet on this day in history.   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1508  Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

1515  Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots on this day in history.   

1608  Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist   

1612  On this day in history christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)   

1617  Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1626  Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle on this day in history.   

1626  On February - 06 huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle   

1637  On February - 06 toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1651  Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on February - 06.   

1651  On February - 06 -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris   

1665  Anne Stuart, Queen of England (1702-14) on this day in history.   

1670  On February - 06 frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, dies.   

1673  Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer on February - 06.   

1685  James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II on this day in history.   

1693  Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg VA on this day in history.   

1693  Royal charter granted College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va on February - 06.   

1695  On this day in history andre Cheron, composer   

1695  On this day in history ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies   

1699  On this day in history jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies   

1705  On this day in history johann Matthias Leffloth, composer   

1716  On this day in history england & Netherlands renew alliance   

1725  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer, dies at 75 on February - 06.   

1753  On this day in history evariste Desire Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet   

1756  Aaron Burr, Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler on this day in history.   

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1461  On this day in history birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet   

1564  On February - 06 birth of christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)   

1577  Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599) was born on February - 06.   

1608  On February - 06 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

1611  On this day in history birth of chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)   

1612  Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan   

1639  On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

0743  Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 on February - 06.   

0891  On this day in history photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies   

1140  Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies on February - 06.   

1378  On February - 06 death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)   

1497  John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 on February - 06.   

1515  On February - 06 death of aldus Manutius, Italian printer   

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on February - 06.   

1593  Death of Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517) on February - 06.