Events & Holidays In March - 07

Peace Corps Day (United States of America)

0189  Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211) was born on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history birth of baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537)  

1543  On this day in history birth of johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent)  

1556  On this day in history birth of guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621)  

1574  On this day in history birth of john Wilbye, composer  

1602  Kano Tanju, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits) was born on this day in history.  

1621  Georg Neumark, composer was born on this day in history.  

1659  On this day in history birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)  

0161  On this day in history antoninus Pius, [Titus Aurelius], emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74  

0203  Death of Perpetua and Felicitas, Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209) on this day in history.  

0308  On this day in history death of saint Eubulus, Christian martyr  

0851  Death of Nominoe, Duke of Brittany on this day in history.  

1111  Bohemund I of Tarente, French ruler of Antioch, dies on this day in history.  

1226  Death of William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader on this day in history.  

1274  Thomas Aquinas, Italian thelogian/saint, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1305  On this day in history gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78