Events & Holidays In March - 11

Commonwealth Day (Tuvalu)

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood (Lithuania)

1544  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on this day in history.  

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on this day in history.  

1549  Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel) was born on this day in history.  

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer  

1683  On this day in history birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer  

1725  On this day in history birth of henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807)  

1731  On this day in history birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)  

0222  On this day in history death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½  

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.  

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on this day in history.  

1198  On this day in history death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)  

1486  On this day in history albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71  

1514  On this day in history death of donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)  

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on this day in history.  

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on this day in history.