Historical Events In March - 19

1227  Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX   

1279  A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.   

1286  Alexander III, King of Scots, killed accidentally at Kinghorn, Fife.   

1452  Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor   

1524  Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas   

1540  Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"   

1563  Peace of Amboise; Rights for Huguenots   

1563  Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots   

1571  Spanish troops occupy Manila   

1628  Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen   

1644  200 members of Peking imperial famil/ ourt commit suicide   

1434  Ashikaga yoshikatsu: Japanese shogun   

1488  Johannes magnus: Last catholic archbishop of sweden   

1503  Benedetto varchi: Ital humanist/historian (storia fiorentina)   

1589  William bradford: Gov of plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  Georges de la tour: French painter   

1601  Alonzo cano: Spanish painter/sculptor (cathedral granada)   

1604  Johan iv: Composer/king of portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa tohaku: Japanese painter   

1238  Duke henry i of poland: Duke henry i of poland (b. 1163)   

1263  Hugo of st-cher/a s caro: French cardinal,   

1279  Emperor bing of song china: Emperor bing of song china (b. 1271)   

1286  King alexander iii of scotland: King alexander iii of scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician (b. 1301)   

1406  Ibn khaldun: Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  Lieven van der maude: [ammonius], south netherlands poet,   

1623  Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)