Historical Events In March - 12

0538  Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius   

0641  A.D. Chinese Princess Wen Cheng goes to Tibet to marry the Tibetan ruler and the marriage becomes the basis for China's claim to sovereignty over the region   

1000  Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III   

1054  Pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome   

1144  Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II   

1350  Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples   

1365  University of Vienna founded   

1496  Jews are expelled from Syria   

1572  Luos Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal   

1572  Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal   

1587  English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower   

1270  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france   

1336  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71) husband of catharina of bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' medici: Monarch of florence   

1515  Caspar othmayr: Composer   

1607  Paul gerhardt: German hymnist   

1613  André le nôtre: French landscape architect   

1620  Johann heinrich hottinger: Swiss philologist and theologian   

1626  John aubrey: English antiquary and writer   

0417  Innocent i: Italian pope (401-417),   

0604  Gregory i the great: Pope (590-604),   

1209  Djamal al-din abu mohammed iljas nizami: Persian poet,   

1289  King demetre ii of georgia: King demetre ii of georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Emperor go-kogon of japan: Emperor go-kogon of japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Dionysius the carthusian/van rijkel: Dutch scholastic theologist,   

1496  Johannes de lapide: [johan heynlin], german philosopher,