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

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  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  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on this day in history.  

0973  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.  

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.