Events & Holidays In March - 19

Battle of March (Dominican Republic)

San Jos (Peru)

St. Joseph's Day (International)

St., Joseph Expression de la juridiction Legba (Haiti)

1434  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)  

1488  Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.  

1503  On this day in history birth of benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)  

1589  On this day in history birth of william Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)  

1593  Georges de la Tour, French painter was born on this day in history.  

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)  

1610  On this day in history birth of hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter  

1238  Death of Duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163) on this day in history.  

1263  On this day in history hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies  

1279  On this day in history death of emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271)  

1286  Death of King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241) on this day in history.  

1330  On this day in history death of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)  

1406  On this day in history death of ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)  

1556  On this day in history lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70  

1623  Death of Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.