Historical Events In February - 12

1049  Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX on February - 12.   

1111  German King Hendry V arrives at St Peter, Rome on February - 12.   

1128  Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies on February - 12.   

1130  On February - 12 pope Innocent II elected   

1211  On February - 12 henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35)   

1242  On this day in history hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1438  On February - 12 adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  On this day in history lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1502  On February - 12 granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism   

1502  Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on February - 12.   

1528  Treaty of Dordrecht between emperor & ecclesiastical power on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1541  On February - 12 santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24)   

1554  Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on this day in history.   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician on February - 12.   

1577  On this day in history spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"   

1584  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring) on this day in history.   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy on February - 12.   

1588  John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass on February - 12.   

1590  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1616  On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

1624  English parliament comes together on February - 12.   

1636  Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist on February - 12.   

1637  On February - 12 john Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature)   

1663  Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority on this day in history.   

1665  Rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant) on this day in history.   

1684  Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67 on February - 12.   

1700  On this day in history the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.   

1706  On this day in history josef Christian, German sculptor   

1709  Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") on this day in history.   

1719  On February - 12 the Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded.   

1728  On February - 12 agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73   

1733  On February - 12 georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah   

1736  Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I) on this day in history.   

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1074  Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101) was born on this day in history.   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) was born on February - 12.   

1218  Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256) was born on this day in history.   

1438  On this day in history birth of adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen   

1474  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on February - 12.   

1584  On February - 12 birth of casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy was born on this day in history.   

1128  On this day in history toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1242  On February - 12 death of hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  On February - 12 albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57   

1554  Death of Jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17 on February - 12.   

1571  Death of Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) on February - 12.   

1590  On February - 12 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

1595  Death of Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

1616  On February - 12 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65