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  John Wilbye, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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