Events & Holidays In March - 10

Dry Season Celebration (Myanmar / Burma)

Harriet Tubman Day (United States of America)

1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician  

1698  On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer  

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

0483  On this day in history simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies  

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.  

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

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)  

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.