Events & Holidays In March - 27

Armed Forces Day (Myanmar / Burma)

Evacuation Day (Angola)

Mount Arafat Day (Kuwait)

Skyscraper Day (United States of America)

0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on this day in history.   

1416  On this day in history birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On this day in history birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

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

1665  On this day in history birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

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

1696  On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

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

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

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415) on this day in history.   

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

1482  Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on this day in history.