Historical Events In March - 13

0483  St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0607  12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

1138  German king Koenraad II von Hohenstaufen crowned   

1519  Cortez lands in México   

1519  Cortez lands in Mexico   

1560  Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli   

1564  Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels   

1567  Battle at Oosterweel Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger   

1567  Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger   

1569  Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots   

1591  Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

1372  Louis of valois: Duke of orléans, brother of charles vi of france   

1548  Sasbout vosmeer: Dutch catholic theologist/apostole   

1599  Johannes berchmans: Dutch jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent xii: [antonio pignatelli], pope (1691-1700)   

1683  John theophilus desaguliers: French-british philosopher   

1696  Louis f a d duke de richelieu: French marshal   

1700  James kent: Composer   

1712  Isfrid kayser: Composer   

1202  Mieszko iii: The elder, grand duke of poland (1173-77, 1200-02),   

1271  Henry of almain: English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  John barbour: Scottish poet   

1516  Vladislav ii jagiello: King of bohemia (1490-1516),   

1558  Jean fernel: French physician/physiologist,   

1569  Lodewijk condé: French prince/co-leader of hugenot,   

1573  Michel de l'hôpital: French statesman   

1604  Arnaud d'ossat: French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)