Events & Holidays In March - 29

Boganda Day (Central African Republic)

Earth Hour - 8pm Local Time (International)

Memorial Day (Madagascar)

Youth Day (Taiwan)

1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal  

1553  On this day in history birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)  

1561  On this day in history birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic  

1584  Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)  

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer  

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

1058  Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies on this day in history.  

1368  Death of Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1578  On this day in history death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)  

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on this day in history.  

1628  Death of Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546) on this day in history.  

1629  On this day in history death of jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)