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Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law".
Year 880
Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King Louis III is defeated by the Norse Great Heathen Army at Lüneburg Heath in Saxony.
Year 962
Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
Year 1141
The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda.
Year 1207
Terra Mariana, eventually comprising present-day Latvia and Estonia, is established.
Year 1461
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 4
Birthdays on 2 February 207
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Justin I
b. 450 – d. 527
Justin I, Byzantine emperor (b. 450)
James I of Aragon
b. 1208 – d. 1276
James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
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Maud Chaworth
b. 1282
Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester.
Eleanor of Navarre
b. 1426 – d. 1479
Eleanor of Navarre, Queen regnant of Navarre (d. 1479)
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony
b. 1443 – d. 1486
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (d. 1486)
John, King of Denmark
b. 1455 – d. 1513
King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1455)
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
b. 1457 – d. 1526
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italian-Spanish historian and author (d. 1526)
Columba of Rieti
b. 1467 – d. 1501
Columba of Rieti, Italian Dominican tertiary Religious Sister (b. 1467)
Bona Sforza
b. 1494 – d. 1557
Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
Damião de Góis
b. 1502 – d. 1574
Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (d. 1574)
René de Birague
b. 1506 – d. 1583
René de Birague, Italian-French cardinal and politician (d. 1583)
John of Leiden
b. 1509 – d. 1536
John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (d. 1536)
Deaths on 2 February 0
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