Events & Holidays In March - 20

Independence Day (Tunisia)

Legba Zaou (Haiti)

Petroleum Day (Iran)

World Frog Day (International)

Abolition Day (Puerto Rico)

1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.  

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.  

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.  

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on this day in history.  

1644  On this day in history birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)  

1680  On this day in history birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)  

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.  

1728  On this day in history birth of franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist  

0687  Death of St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634) on this day in history.  

0842  On this day in history alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies  

1191  On this day in history clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies  

1239  On this day in history death of hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179)  

1351  On this day in history mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies  

1393  On this day in history death of johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed  

1413  On this day in history death of king Henry IV of England (b. 1367)  

1415  Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 on this day in history.