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  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  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  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  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  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  On this day in history death of william de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader  

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

1305  Gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78 on this day in history.