Events & Holidays In March - 05
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Arrival of First Missionaries (French Polynesia)
Customs Chiefs Day (Vanuatu)
Missionary Day (French Polynesia)
National Tree Planting Day (Iran)
Arrival of First Missionaries (French Polynesia)
Customs Chiefs Day (Vanuatu)
Missionary Day (French Polynesia)
National Tree Planting Day (Iran)
1133 On this day in history birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)
1324 David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on this day in history.
1326 Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on this day in history.
1512 Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.
1563 On this day in history birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)
1574 William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on this day in history.
1585 Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on this day in history.
1585 On this day in history birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)
0254 Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.
1291 On this day in history death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated
1534 Death of Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) on this day in history.
1539 On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)
1561 Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies
1576 On this day in history don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70
1605 Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.