Historical Events
- Feb 2 Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Muslim-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.
Catherine Howard to the Tower
Feb 10 Dethroned Queen Catherine Howard. 5th wife of King Henry VIII, transferred to Tower of London prison for her impending execution
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 22 Santino Garsi da Parma, Italian lutenist and composer, born in Parma, Papal States (d. 1604)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 1 Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal, dies at 61
- Feb 13 Catherine Howard, Queen of England (1540-42), 5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded at 18 or 19 for adultery
- Feb 13 Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England, beheaded in the Tower of London at 36 or 37
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