Historical Events In March - 29

0502  On March - 29 bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power   

1058  On this day in history stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies   

1461  On March - 29 battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses)   

1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer on March - 29.   

1519  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal on March - 29.   

1546  On this day in history cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered   

1549  On this day in history the city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.   

1561  On this day in history santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1602  John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) on March - 29.   

1616  On this day in history johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer   

1632  Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed, returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629 on March - 29.   

1636  On this day in history esaias Reusner, composer   

1638  First permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) on March - 29.   

1638  On March - 29 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)   

1650  On this day in history cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73   

1655  Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 on March - 29.   

1673  English King Charles II accepts Test Act Roman Catholic excluded of public functions on March - 29.   

1673  On this day in history eng king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions   

1673  English King Charles II accepts Test Act: Roman Catholic excluded of public functions on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies   

1725  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68   

1751  On March - 29 thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist   

1752  Edward Jones, composer on March - 29.   

1788  Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on March - 29.   

1790  On this day in history the birth of John Tyler, Former American President   

1790  John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) on March - 29.   

1792  On March - 29 king Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera just 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.   

1792  On March - 29 gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds   

1794  On this day in history marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50   

1795  Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna on this day in history.   

1798  Republic of Switzerland forms on this day in history.   

1799  On March - 29 new York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.   

1799  On this day in history edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)   

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1484  On March - 29 birth of johann Spangenberg, composer   

1519  On March - 29 birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal   

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on March - 29.   

1602  On this day in history birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)   

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on March - 29.   

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1058  On this day in history stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies   

1368  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328)   

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on March - 29.   

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.   

1578  Death of Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) on March - 29.   

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on March - 29.   

1628  On this day in history death of tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546)   

1629  On March - 29 death of jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)