Day In History
This Day in History
Today: February 15, 2026
438
Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus[1]
590
Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia.[2]
706
Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly executed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople.[3]
1002
At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles, Arduin of Ivrea is restored to his domains and crowned King of Italy.[4]
1113
Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.[5]
1214
During the Anglo-French War (1213–1214), an English invasion force led by John, King of England, lands at La Rochelle in France.[6]
1493
While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.[7]
1637
Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.[8]
1690
Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.
1764
The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA).[9]
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