February 12

February 12 collects short history notes for families. The years on this page include 1567, 1584, 1404, 1541. Violent events and crimes are left off. Each line is a small true thing to ask about, not a whole lesson. February 29 is included so a leap-day birthday still has a page. Walk with the previous and next links, or open the February hub for the rest of the month.

• In 1567, Thomas Campion was born. Thomas became known as english composer, poet, and physician.
• In 1584, Caspar Barlaeus was born. Caspar became known as dutch historian, poet, and theologian.
• In 1404, the Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sofia performs the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist…
• In 1541, santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.

Pair a date with a story in the library or a geography quiz if you want to keep going.