This day in History - February 4

421 Historic Events for February 4
211 Death Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64
708 Death Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies
856 Death Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies
1189 Death Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies
1194 Event Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000
1222 Death Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies
1465 Birth French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen
1503 Death Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies
1505 Death Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40
1508 Event Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
1549 Birth Eustache du Caurroy, composer
1553 Death Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37
1575 Birth Pierre de B‚rulle, French cardinal
1581 Birth Daniel Selich, composer
1586 Event Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth
1590 Death Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73
1600 Event Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague
1617 Death Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76
1620 Event Prince Bethlen G bor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II
1640 Death Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies
1646 Birth Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet
1657 Event Oliver Cromwell grants residency to Luis Caravajal
1688 Birth Pierre De Marivaux, Paris France, writer (Marianne)
1693 Birth George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
1697 Event 3 VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia