Events & Holidays In March - 22

Arab League Day (Syria)

Day of the People's Party (Laos)

Emancipation Day (Puerto Rico)

Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday) (Kazakhstan)

North American Wildlife Celebration (United States of America)

Novruz Bayram (Azerbaijan)

World Day for Water (International)

0841  Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (d. 885) was born on this day in history.  

1212  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235)  

1366  Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1399) was born on this day in history.  

1459  Maximilian I of Habsburg, German Emperor/archduke of Austria was born on this day in history.  

1503  Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

1599  On this day in history birth of anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England)  

1609  John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68) was born on this day in history.  

1663  August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727) was born on this day in history.  

0337  On this day in history constantine, Emperor of Rome, dies at 47  

1322  Death of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, English politician (b. 1278) on this day in history.  

1418  Death of Dietrich of Nieheim, German historian on this day in history.  

1421  On this day in history death of thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (b. 1388)  

1471  George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies on this day in history.  

1544  Death of Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488) on this day in history.  

1589  Lodovico Guicciardini, Ital historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history death of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (b. 1557)