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

1676  On this day in history birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)  

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  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg  

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

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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