Historical Events In February - 10

0060  On February - 10 st Paul thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta   

1098  On February - 10 crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch   

1134  On this day in history robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies   

1162  On February - 10 boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies   

1355  On February - 10 the St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.   

1482  On this day in history luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81   

1495  On February - 10 william Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy   

1535  On February - 10 12 nude Anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets   

1549  Tomé de Sousa appointed Governor-General of Brazil on this day in history.   

1549  On February - 10 tomé de Sousa appointed gov-gen of Brazil   

1567  On this day in history lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered   

1588  On this day in history joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82   

1598  Anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies on this day in history.   

1609  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier on this day in history.   

1635  Académie Française is founded in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu) on this day in history.   

1635  Academie Francaise is founded in Paris by Cardinal Richelieu on this day in history.   

1635  Academie Francaise forms in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu) on this day in history.   

1637  On February - 10 henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry   

1657  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzabethian painter, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster MA   

1676  Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass on this day in history.   

1678  Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried on February - 10.   

1685  Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara) on this day in history.   

1686  On February - 10 johann F Gronovius, Dutch physician/botany   

1686  William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies on this day in history.   

1696  On February - 10 johann Melchior Molter, composer   

1702  Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer on February - 10.   

1711  Lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Meleager & Atalante), dies at 22 on this day in history.   

1713  On February - 10 netherlands & England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier   

1713  Neth & England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier [OS=Jan 31] on February - 10.   

1716  Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France on February - 10.   

1717  On February - 10 pierre de La Garde, composer   

1720  Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England on February - 10.   

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1499  On this day in history birth of thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)   

1524  On February - 10 birth of albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580)   

1606  Christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of john Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier   

1637  On this day in history birth of henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry   

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter was born on February - 10.   

1670  On February - 10 birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)   

1685  On this day in history birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)   

1126  Death of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071) on this day in history.   

1134  Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies on this day in history.   

1162  On this day in history boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies   

1242  Death of Emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231) on February - 10.   

1278  Death of Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202) on this day in history.   

1482  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history death of william Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy   

1567  Death of Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered on February - 10.