Historical Events
Mary Queen of Scots Death Warrant
Feb 1 Queen Elizabeth I of England signs death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scots Beheaded
Feb 8 Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle aged 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I in the Babington Plot
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 26 Stefano Landi, Italian opera composer (Il Sant'Alessio), and teacher, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1639)
Famous Deaths
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)
Feb 8 Queen of Scots [Mary Stuart], Queen of Scotland (1560-87), beheaded at 44
