2_6 Events in History.

407 Historic Events for February 6

337 St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope Event
743 Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, 10th Moslem caliph, dies at about 52 Death
891 Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies Death
1140 Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies Death
1189 Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England Event
1461 Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet Birth
1497 John Ockeghem, Flemish singer/composer, dies at 79 Death
1508 Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor Event
1564 Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus) Birth
1577 King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots Event

1608 Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher Birth
1612 Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) Death
1612 Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist Birth
1617 Prosper Alpinus, Italian physician/botanist, dies at 63 Death
1626 Huguenot rebels and French sign Peace of La Rochelle Event
1637 Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan Birth
1651 -7] Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris Event
1665 Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14) Birth
1673 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer Birth
1693 Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va Event
1695 Andre Cheron, composer Birth
1695 Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies Death
1699 Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies Death
1705 Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer Birth
1716 England and Netherlands renew alliance Event