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  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  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  Antoninus Pius, [Titus Aurelius], emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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

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