Events & Holidays In March - 04

Town Meeting Day (Vermont) (United States of America)

1188  On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)  

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer  

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)  

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)  

1678  On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)  

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.  

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées  

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on this day in history.  

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.  

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)  

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)  

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.