Historical Events In March - 30

0239  -BC- first recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

0804  Liudger becomes first bishop of Münster   

0804  Liudger becomes 1st bishop of Munster   

0988  Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders   

1282  Furious inhabitants of Palermo attack French occupation force   

1296  Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England   

1422  Ketsugan, Zen teacher, performs exorcisms to free aizoji temple   

1456  Prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege   

1474  Duke Sigismund van Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland   

1492  King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain   

1492  King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain   

1135  Maimonedes: Philosopher   

1222  Nichiren: Japan, buddhist priest/saint   

1326  Ivan ii of russia: Grand duke of muscovy   

1432  Mehmed ii: Ottoman sultan   

1640  John trenchard: English politician   

1672  Peter i "the great" romanov: Great tsar of russia (1682-1725)   

1674  Jethro tull: Agricultural writer (basildon), baptised   

1681  Pieter snyers: Flemish painter/engraver   

0988  Arnulf ii: Count of flanders (965-988),   

1202  Joachim van fiore: Italian religious founder (joachimism),   

1486  Thomas bourchier: Archbishop of canterbury   

1526  Konrad mutian: German humanist (b. 1471)   

1540  Matthäus lang von wellenburg: German statesman and archbishop of salzburg (b. 1469)   

1547  Francois i of valois-angouleme: King of france (1515-47),   

1559  Adam ries: German mathematician (b. 1492)   

1587  Ralph sadler: English statesman (b. 1507)