Events & Holidays In March - 24

Covenant Day (Northern Marianas)

National Tree Planting Day (Uganda)

1188  On this day in history birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I  

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on this day in history.  

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on this day in history.  

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on this day in history.  

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.  

1693  On this day in history birth of john Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)  

0809  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1284  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.  

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.  

1396  On this day in history death of walter Hilton, English mystic  

1400  On this day in history florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies  

1455  On this day in history nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57  

1471  Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on this day in history.