Historical Events In February - 08
Saturday, 18 January 2025
0412 On this day in history st Proclus, patriarch of Constantinople
0421 Flavius Constantine becomes emperor Constantine III of West Roman empire on February - 08.
0421 Flavius Constantine becomes emperor Constantine III of West Roman emp on February - 08.
1124 Stefanus of Thiers/Muret, founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies on February - 08.
1245 On February - 08 johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies
1291 On this day in history afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)
1303 On this day in history nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies
1513 On February - 08 alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1526 On February - 08 heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die
1575 University of Leiden Netherlands opens on February - 08.
1575 On this day in history university Leiden founded, and given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis"
1577 Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy) on this day in history.
1586 On this day in history jacob Praetorius, composer
1587 Mary, Queen of Scots looses her head on February - 08.
1587 On February - 08 mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]
1599 On February - 08 robert Rollock, Scottish educator
1600 On this day in history vatican convicts scholar Giordano Bruno to death
1601 On February - 08 earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London
1604 Pierre de Gua de Monts c1558-1628 forms de Monts Trading Company with Champlain and Gravé du Pont; Canada's first chartered company on February - 08.
1611 On this day in history jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
1612 On this day in history samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)
1622 King James I disbands the English parliament on this day in history.
1631 On February - 08 charles I grants Cape Breton Island to Robert Gordon of Lochinvar and son Robert
1631 King Louis XIII 1601-1643 names Charles de La Tour Governor and Lieutenant-General of New France and Acadia on this day in history.
1650 John Adriaensz, hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74 on this day in history.
1672 Isaac Newton reads first optics paper before Royal Society in London on February - 08.
1672 Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London on February - 08.
1676 Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov-czar of Russia, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1686 On this day in history francois Tak, Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered
1690 On this day in history french &Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire
1690 On February - 08 lord Halifax resigns as Lord Privy Seal
1690 Louis de Buade et de Palluau, Comte de Frontenac 1622-1698 organizes attack by Mohawk natives and French troops against Schenectady; 60 people killed, 30 captured on February - 08.
1690 French & Indian troops set Schenectady settlement NY on fire on this day in history.
1691 Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on February - 08.
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