Events & Holidays In March - 07

Peace Corps Day (United States of America)

0189  On this day in history birth of publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211)   

1481  Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of kano Tanju, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  On this day in history birth of georg Neumark, composer   

1659  Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born on this day in history.   

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

0203  On this day in history death of perpetua and Felicitas, Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  Death of Saint Eubulus, Christian martyr on this day in history.   

0851  On this day in history death of nominoe, Duke of Brittany   

1111  On this day in history bohemund I of Tarente, French ruler of Antioch, dies   

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

1274  On this day in history thomas Aquinas, Italian thelogian/saint, dies at 48   

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