Events & Holidays In March - 11

Commonwealth Day (Tuvalu)

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood (Lithuania)

1544  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on this day in history.  

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on this day in history.  

1549  On this day in history birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)  

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer  

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on this day in history.  

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.  

1731  On this day in history birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)  

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on this day in history.  

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.  

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on this day in history.  

1198  On this day in history death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)  

1486  Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on this day in history.  

1575  On this day in history death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)  

1602  On this day in history death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer