Events & Holidays In March - 21

Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu (Malaysia)

Día de Nacimiento de Benito Ju rez (Birthday of Benito Ju rez) (Mexico)

Human Rights Day (South Africa)

Independence Day (Namibia)

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)

Mother's Day (Egypt Syria)

National Tree Planting Day (Lesotho)

Navrus (Tajikistan)

Nawroz (New Year's Day ) (Afghanistan)

Nevruz Day (Albania)

Nooruz (Persian New Year) (Iran Kyrgyzstan)

Nov Ruz Bairam (Turkmenistan)

Spring Day (Iraq)

Spring Season Opens (Switzerland)

World Down Syndrome Day (International)

Youth Day (Tunisia)

1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on this day in history.  

1474  On this day in history birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint  

1521  Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on this day in history.  

1521  On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

1527  On this day in history birth of hermann Finck, composer  

1609  On this day in history birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)  

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on this day in history.  

1642  On this day in history birth of georg Schmezer, composer  

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on this day in history.  

1076  On this day in history death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)  

1181  On this day in history death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)  

1306  On this day in history death of robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)  

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on this day in history.  

1538  On this day in history hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79  

1556  Death of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 on this day in history.  

1617  Death of Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595) on this day in history.