Historical Events In February - 19

0003  On this day in history sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl)   

0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0197  Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon on February - 19.   

0356  Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples on February - 19.   

0607  On this day in history boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0842  Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the churches on this day in history.   

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  On February - 19 william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on February - 19.   

1473  On this day in history the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer   

1512  French troops under Gaston de Foix occupy Brescia on February - 19.   

1537  On this day in history weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike   

1537  On this day in history weavers of Leiden Neth strike   

1539  On February - 19 jews of Tyrnau Hungary (then Trnava Czech), expelled   

1545  On February - 19 pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.   

1561  On this day in history mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots   

1568  On this day in history miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80   

1574  Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer &Jisp Netherlands on this day in history.   

1574  Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp Neth on February - 19.   

1582  Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant on this day in history.   

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies on February - 19.   

1594  Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden on February - 19.   

1600  On February - 19 the Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.   

1605  On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54   

1611  On this day in history andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer on this day in history.   

1619  On February - 19 trial against Johan van Oldenbarnevelt begins in The Hague   

1620  On this day in history roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam   

1634  On February - 19 battle at Smolensk Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians   

1634  On this day in history battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians [NS=Mar 1]   

1653  Luigi Rossi, composer, dies on February - 19.   

1671  Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer on February - 19.   

1674  Netherlands &England sign Peace of Westminster (NYC becomes English) on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on February - 19.   

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on February - 19.   

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on February - 19.   

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1630  On February - 19 birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  On February - 19 birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  On February - 19 boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.   

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41