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  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  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  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  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  On this day in history gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies   

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