Historical Events In March - 02
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
0871 Today in history battle at Marton Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army
0871 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army on this day in history.
0986 Lothair IV of the Franks dies March 2 at age 44 and is succeeded by his son, 19, who will reign briefly as Louis V (le Fainéant), embroiling the Carolingians with Adalberon, archbishop of Reims, and Hugh Capet today in history.
0986 Louis V becomes King of the Franks today in history.
1121 Today in history dirk VI becomes count of Holland
1127 On this day in history assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders.
1458 Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia today in history.
1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island on March - 02.
1629 Today in history english king Charles I leaces house of commons
1675 On March - 02 prince William III installed as Governor of Overijssel
1699 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 1661-1706 builds Fort Maurepas on the Gulf of Mexico; French control now extends all the way down the Mississippi River today in history.