Historical Events In March - 03

0078  Origin of Saka Era (India)   

0468  St Simplicius elected to succeed Catholic Pope Hilarius   

0493  Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker   

1284  Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England   

1409  Austrian civil war ends   

1431  Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV   

1575  Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi   

1585  The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.   

1627  Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil   

1634  The first tavern in Boston opens, it is not Cheers   

1634  1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole)   

1455  King john ii of portugal: King john ii of portugal (d. 1495)   

1500  Reginald pole: English cardinal/"heretic"   

1520  Matthias flacius: Croatian protestant reformer   

1583  Edward herbert of cherbury: English military/philosopher   

1589  Gisbertus voetius: [gijsbert voet], dutch reformed theologist   

1606  Edmund waller: England, poet (penshust)   

1652  Thomas otway: England, playwright/poet (venice preserved)   

1678  Madeleine de verchères: French canadian heroine   

0561  Pelagius i: Italian pope (547-51, 556-61),   

1191  Saladin [salah ad-din]) yusuf: Sultan of egypt/syria,   

1239  Vladimir iii rurikovich: Grand prince of kiev (b. 1187)   

1459  Ausias march: Catalan poet,   

1554  Johann friedrich: The generous, elector of saxony (1532-47) and head of the protestant confederation of germany (the schmalkaldic league),   

1580  Jacob hillebrand: Dutch mayor of groningen,   

1635  Philips de l'espinoy: Historian/mayor of ghent,   

1703  Robert hooke: Scientific genius,