This day in History - February 21

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