Events & Holidays In March - 27

Armed Forces Day (Myanmar / Burma)

Evacuation Day (Angola)

Mount Arafat Day (Kuwait)

Skyscraper Day (United States of America)

0972  On this day in history birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)  

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1627  On this day in history birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)  

1665  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) was born on this day in history.  

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer  

0710  Death of Rupert of Salzburg on this day in history.  

0922  On this day in history death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64  

0965  On this day in history arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies  

0973  On this day in history death of herman, Duke of Saxony  

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on this day in history.  

1462  On this day in history death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)  

1472  On this day in history janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37  

1482  On this day in history maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25