Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 25 Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (Versa est in luctum), baptized in Osuna, Habsburg Spain (d. 1617)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 4 John Roger, English religious reformer and translator (Matthew Bible), 1st protestant martyr under Mary I, burnt at the stake at Smithfield, London (b. c. 1500)
- Feb 9 John Hooper, English protestant reformer and Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy by Mary I
- Feb 9 Rowland Taylor, English clergyman and protestant martyr, burnt at the stake under Mary I at 44
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