Events & Holidays In March - 10

Dry Season Celebration (Myanmar / Burma)

Harriet Tubman Day (United States of America)

1415  On this day in history birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)  

1452  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)  

1503  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)  

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist  

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on this day in history.  

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on this day in history.  

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on this day in history.  

1291  On this day in history death of arghun, Persian ruler  

1391  On this day in history death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)  

1510  On this day in history death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)  

1513  Death of John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443) on this day in history.  

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on this day in history.