Historical Events In March - 24

1379  End of Gelderse war victory   

1545  German Parliament opens in Worms   

1550  France &England sign Peace of Boulogne   

1603  After forty-four years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies and King James VI of Scotland ascends to the throne, uniting England, Scotland, and Ireland under a single British monarch   

1603  Scottish king James VI becomes King James I of England   

1629  1st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia   

1645  Battle at Jankov Bohemia Sweden beatS Roman Catholic emperor Ferdinand III   

1645  Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beatS RC emperor Ferdinand III   

1645  Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beatS Roman Catholic emperor Ferdinand III   

1664  Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island   

1721  Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts   

1188  Ferrand of portugal: Earl of flanders/son of sancho i   

1441  Ernst i: Elector of saxon (1464-86)   

1494  Georgius agricola: Germany, mineralogist (de re metallica)   

1607  Michiel a de ruyter: Dutch rear admiral (st vincent, dune)   

1628  Sophie amalie of brunswick-lüneburg: Queen of denmark and norway   

1630  Jose saenz d'aguirre: Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai hakuseki: Japanese writer and politician   

1693  John harrison: British clockmaker   

0809  Harun al-rashid: Caliph of the abbasid empire (786-809),   

1284  King hugh iii of cyprus: King hugh iii of cyprus   

1381  Saint catharine of sweden: Swedish saint   

1396  Walter hilton: English mystic   

1400  Florens radewijns: Dutch priest/leader modern devotion,   

1455  Nicholas v: [tommaso parentucelli], italian pope (1447-55),   

1471  Thomas malory: Author (le morte d'arthur),   

1558  Anna van buren: Countess of egmond/buren/lingen,