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

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

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

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

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