On This Day

What Happened in February 1572

Historical Events

  • Feb 5 Beggars assault Oisterwijk Neth, drive nuns out

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, German composer, organist and poet

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer
  • Feb 28 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)


What Happened in 1572