420 Historic Events for February 16
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| 309 |
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Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded
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| 374 |
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9th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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| 600 |
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Pope Gregory the Great decreea saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze
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| 923 |
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Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83
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| 1075 |
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Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
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| 1247 |
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Hendrik Raspe, [Papenking], count of Thringen, dies
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| 1279 |
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Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies
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| 1391 |
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Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies
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| 1486 |
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Diet of Frankfort
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| 1497 |
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Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
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| 1512 |
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Battle at Valeggio: French troops beat Venetianen
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| 1514 |
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Rh„ticus, [Rheticus], Austrian astronomer/mathematician
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| 1519 |
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Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
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| 1538 |
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Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65
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| 1559 |
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Pope Paul IV calls for deposition of sovereigns supporting heresy
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| 1620 |
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Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
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| 1641 |
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English king Charles I accept Triennial Act
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| 1653 |
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Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70
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| 1655 |
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Dutch Grand Pensionary advisor Johan de Witt marries Wendela Bicker
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| 1659 |
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1st known check (œ400) (on display at Westminster Abbey)
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| 1666 |
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Netherlands and Brandenburg sign treaty
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| 1669 |
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Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter
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| 1677 |
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Earl of Shaftesbury arrested/confined in London Tower
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| 1684 |
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Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
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| 1684 |
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Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
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