Historical Events
Albert's Oath
Feb 10 Albert of Prussia pledges a personal oath to Sigismund I the Old and is invested with the duchy for himself and his heirs
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 3 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, born in Palestrina, Papal States (d. 1594) [birthday unconfirmed]
Famous Deaths
- Feb 24 Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier
Cuauhtémoc (c. 1495-1525)
Feb 28 the last Aztec Emperor (1520-21), tortured and killed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey