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February 20. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 1339 ??? The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated. 1472 ??? Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark. 1521 ??? Juan Ponce de Le??n sets out from Spain for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists. 1547 ??? Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1601???1900 1685 ??? Ren??-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas. 1792 ??? The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States...
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February 20. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years).
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February 19. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 315 days remain until the end of the year (316 in leap years).
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February 19. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 315 days remain until the end of the year (316 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 197 ??? Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. 356 ??? The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. 1594 ??? Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish???Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592. 1600 ??? The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1601???1900 1649 ??? The Second Battle of Guararapes...
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February 18. February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 316 days remain until the end of the year (317 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 3102 BC ??? Kali Yuga, the fourth and final yuga of Hinduism, starts with the death of Krishna. 1229 ??? The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. 1268 ??? The Battle of Wesenberg is fought between the Livonian Order and Dovmont of Pskov. 1332 ??? Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces. 1478 ??? George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London....
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February 18. February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 316 days remain until the end of the year (317 in leap years).
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February 17. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 1370 ??? Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. 1411 ??? Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa ??elebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. 1500 ??? Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 ??? On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak. 1601???1900 ...
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February 16. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 318 days remain until the end of the year (319 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 1249 ??? Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. 1270 ??? The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse. 1601???1900 1630 ??? Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil. 1646 ??? Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the First English Civil War. 1699 ??? First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania. 1742...
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February 16. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 318 days remain until the end of the year (319 in leap years).
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February 17. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years).
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February 15. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year (320 in leap years).
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February 15. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year (320 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 438 ??? Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus 590 ??? Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. 706 ??? Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople. 1002 ??? At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles, Arduin of Ivrea is restored to his domains and crowned King of Italy. 1113 ??? Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers. 1214 ??? During the Anglo-French War (1213???1214), an English invasion force led by John, King of England, lands at La Rochelle in France. 1493 ??? While on board the Ni??a, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter...
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February 14. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year (321 in leap years).
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February 14. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year (321 in leap years). It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day. Events Pre-1600 748 ??? Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. 842 ??? Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages. 1014 ??? Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor. 1130 ??? The troubled 1130 papal election exposes a rift within the College of Cardinals. 1349 ??? Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg. 1530 ??? Spanish conquistadores, led by Nu??o de Guzm??n...
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February 13. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 321 days remain until the end of the year (322 in leap years).
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February 13. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 321 days remain until the end of the year (322 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 962 ??? Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognizing John as ruler of Rome. 1258 ??? Siege of Baghdad: Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire, orders his army to sack and plunder the city of Baghdad, which they had just captured. 1322 ??? The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th???13th. 1462 ??? The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles. 1503 ??? Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. 1542 ??? Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery....
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February 12. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 322 days remain until the end of the year (323 in leap years).
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February 12. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 322 days remain until the end of the year (323 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 1096 ??? Pope Urban II confirms the foundation of the abbey of La Ro?? under Robert of Arbrissel as a community of canons regular. 1404 ??? The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen???Geist Spital in Vienna. 1429 ??? English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orl??ans in the Battle of the Herrings. 1502 ??? Isabella I issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity. 1502 ??? Vasco da Gama sets sail with 15 ships and 800 men from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India....
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February 11. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 323 days remain until the end of the year (324 in leap years).
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February 11. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 323 days remain until the end of the year (324 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 660 BC ??? Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 55 ??? The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor. 951 ??? Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou. 1144 - Robert of Chester completes his translation from Arabic to Latin of the Liber de compositione alchemiae, marking the birth of Western alchemy. 1534 ??? At the Convocation of Canterbury, the Catholic bishops comprising the Upper House of the Province of Canterbury agree to style Henry VIII supreme head of the English church and clergy...
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February 10. February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 324 days remain until the end of the year (325 in leap years).
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February 10. February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 324 days remain until the end of the year (325 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 1258 ??? The Siege of Baghdad ends with the surrender of the last Abbasid caliph to Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire. 1306 ??? In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparking the revolution in the Wars of Scottish Independence. 1355 ??? The St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. 1502 ??? Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India. 1567 ??? Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination....
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February 9. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 325 days remain until the end of the year (326 in leap years).
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February 9. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 325 days remain until the end of the year (326 in leap years). Events Pre-1600 474 ??? Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 1003 ??? Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Boles??aw I the Brave of Poland. 1098 ??? A First Crusade army led by Bohemond of Taranto wins a major battle against the Seljuq emir Ridwan of Aleppo during the siege of Antioch 1539 ??? The first recorded race is held on Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee. 1555 ??? Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. 1601???1900 1621 ??? Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation. 1654 ??? The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish...
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