473 Historic Events for February 20
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| 1054 |
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Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies
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| 1194 |
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Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies
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| 1431 |
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Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies
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| 1494 |
Birth |
Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)
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| 1507 |
Birth |
Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)
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| 1523 |
Birth |
Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)
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| 1525 |
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Swiss and German mercenaries desert Fran‡ois I's army
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| 1547 |
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King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII
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| 1569 |
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Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50
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| 1595 |
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Ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41
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| 1613 |
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Gerard Reynst appointed Dutch gov-gen of East-Indies
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| 1626 |
Death |
John Dowland, composer, dies
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| 1628 |
Death |
Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63
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| 1632 |
Birth |
Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)
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| 1633 |
Birth |
Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher
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| 1653 |
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Defeat of Dutch fleet under Adm Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth
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| 1656 |
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James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76
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| 1656 |
Birth |
Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised
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| 1667 |
Death |
David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies
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| 1673 |
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1st recorded wine auction held (London)
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| 1707 |
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Aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies
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| 1710 |
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Johan Willem Friso becomes viceroy of Groningen Neth
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| 1725 |
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10 sleeping Indians scalped by whites in NH for œ100/scalp bounty
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| 1731 |
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Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50
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| 1732 |
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Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna
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