Events & Holidays In March - 20

Independence Day (Tunisia)

Legba Zaou (Haiti)

Petroleum Day (Iran)

World Frog Day (International)

Abolition Day (Puerto Rico)

1469  On this day in history birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)  

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  On this day in history birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)  

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  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on this day in history.  

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

0842  Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies on this day in history.  

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  Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies on this day in history.  

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

1413  Death of King Henry IV of England (b. 1367) on this day in history.  

1415  On this day in history henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45