526 Historic Events for February 1
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| 656 |
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Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25
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| 772 |
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Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 1204 |
Death |
Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered
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| 1248 |
Death |
Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies
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| 1294 |
Death |
Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies
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| 1328 |
Death |
Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies
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| 1502 |
Death |
Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies
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| 1539 |
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Emperor Karel and King Fran‡ois I sign anti-English treaty
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| 1542 |
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Hieronymus Aleander, [Gir¢lamo Aleandro], Ital diplomat, dies at 61
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| 1552 |
Birth |
Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)
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| 1587 |
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English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence
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| 1603 |
Birth |
Michael Trumper, composer
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| 1605 |
Birth |
Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic
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| 1633 |
Birth |
Gabriel Schutz, composer
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| 1650 |
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Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking
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| 1659 |
Birth |
Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)
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| 1662 |
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Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates
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| 1666 |
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Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies
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| 1669 |
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French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion
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| 1669 |
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Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31
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| 1669 |
Birth |
Miguel Lopez, composer
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| 1690 |
Birth |
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer
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| 1691 |
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Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80
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| 1691 |
Death |
George Etherege, English stage writer (Love in a Tub), dies at 56
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| 1694 |
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John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73
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