Events & Holidays In March - 01

Anti-Japanese Uprising Day (North Korea)

Baba Marta (Bulgaria)

Heroes' Day (Paraguay)

Independence Movement Day (South Korea)

Instauration de la Republique (Switzerland)

International Day of the Seal (International)

International Women of Color Day (International)

Labour Day (Western Australia) (Australia)

Martisor (Romania)

Memorial Day (Marshall Islands)

National Independence Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

National Pig Day (United States of America)

Nuclear Victim's Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands)

St. David's Day (United Kingdom)

Yap Day (Yap) (Micronesia)

0040  On this day in history birth of martial, Latin poet (d. 102)  

1432  Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455) was born on this day in history.  

1456  Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.  

1494  On this day in history birth of il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter  

1528  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria was born on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history birth of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)  

1597  Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

1607  Giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer was born on this day in history.  

0589  On this day in history death of saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500)  

0965  On this day in history leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies  

0986  Death of King Lothair of France (b. 941) on this day in history.  

1131  On this day in history stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies  

1233  On this day in history death of count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178)  

1244  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200) on this day in history.  

1383  Amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59