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  On February - 12 toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies   

1130  On February - 12 pope Innocent II elected   

1211  Henry VII, Roman catholic German king (1220-35) on this day in history.   

1242  Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide on February - 12.   

1438  Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on this day in history.   

1474  On February - 12 lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat   

1502  On this day in history granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism   

1502  Granada] Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism on this day in history.   

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

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1541  Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history jane Grey, queen of England for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician on this day in history.   

1577  Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" on February - 12.   

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

1585  On February - 12 caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

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  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on February - 12.   

1624  On February - 12 english parliament comes together   

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

1637  John Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist/entomologist (Bible of Nature) on February - 12.   

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

1665  On February - 12 rudolph J Camerarius, German botanist/physician (sexuality plant)   

1684  On February - 12 pietro Andrea Ziani, composer, dies at 67   

1700  On February - 12 the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.   

1706  Josef Christian, German sculptor on this day in history.   

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 this day in history the Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded.   

1728  Agostino Steffani, Italian/German diplomat/composer, dies at 73 on February - 12.   

1733  Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah on this day in history.   

1736  Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor François I) on February - 12.   

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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 this day in history.   

1218  On this day in history birth of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)   

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

1474  Lorenzo Campeggi(o), archbishop of Bologna/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1567  Thomas Campion, England, composer/poet/physician was born on this day in history.   

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

1585  On this day in history birth of caspar Bartholin, Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

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

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

1538  Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, dies at about 57 on February - 12.   

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

1571  On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1616  John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.