407 Historic Events for February 21
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| 556 |
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Maximianus van Ravenna, bishop (Basilica S Stefano), dies
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| 1173 |
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Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury
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| 1417 |
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Louis IX, Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)
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| 1431 |
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England begins trial against Joan of Arc
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| 1484 |
Birth |
Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)
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| 1513 |
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Julius II, [Giuliano dellea Rovere], Pope (1503-13), dies at 69
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| 1554 |
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Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies
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| 1556 |
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Sethus Calvisius, composer
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| 1564 |
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Philip II routes cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comt‚
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| 1574 |
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Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders
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| 1583 |
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Groningen Neth begins using Gregorian calendar
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| 1595 |
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Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged
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| 1598 |
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Boris Godunov crowned tsar
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| 1613 |
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Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar
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| 1624 |
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Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28
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| 1648 |
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Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies
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| 1653 |
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Adriaen Pauw, master of Heemstede/Dutch Grand Pensionary, dies at 71
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| 1673 |
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Michiel A de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet
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| 1674 |
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Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer
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| 1675 |
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Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland
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| 1677 |
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[Benedictus] Baruch Spinoza, philosopher, dies at 44
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| 1684 |
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Pieter van den Abeelen, Dutch medallist/jeweller, dies at about 75
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| 1684 |
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Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator)
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| 1689 |
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Isaacus Vossius, Dutch [Isaac Vos], librarian, dies
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| 1690 |
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Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer
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