Historical Events In February - 06

0337  St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on February - 06.  

0743  On February - 06 hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52  

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1189  Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England on this day in history.  

1461  On this day in history dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

1497  On this day in history john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

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

1515  Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.  

1564  Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) on this day in history.  

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

1608  On this day in history antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher  

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

1612  On February - 06 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 this day in history huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle  

1637  On this day in history toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan  

1651  Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on this day in history.  

1651  -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris on this day in history.  

1665  Anne Stuart, Queen of England (1702-14) on February - 06.  

1670  Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, dies on this day in history.  

1673  Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 06 james II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.  

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 this day in history.  

1695  On February - 06 andre Cheron, composer  

1695  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies on February - 06.  

1699  On February - 06 jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies  

1705  On February - 06 johann Matthias Leffloth, composer  

1716  On February - 06 england & Netherlands renew alliance  

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

1753  Evariste Desire Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet on this day in history.  

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

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1461  On February - 06 birth of dzore Drzic, Croatian poet  

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

1577  On February - 06 birth of beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)  

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  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan was born on February - 06.  

1639  Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on February - 06.  

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

0891  Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1378  On this day in history death of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)  

1497  On February - 06 john Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79  

1515  Death of Aldus Manutius, Italian printer on February - 06.  

1585  Death of Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518) on this day in history.  

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