歷史上的February 2

　　February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year (333 in leap years).

　　Events：

　　506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law".

　　962 – Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.

　　1032 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy.

　　1141 – The Battle of Lincoln, at which King Stephen is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda.

　　1207 – Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, is established.

　　1461 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.

　　1536 – Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.

　　1542 – Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama capture a Muslim-occupied hill fort in northern Ethiopia in theBattle of Baçente.

　　1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.

　　1709 – Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.