Historical Events In March - 02

0871  Battle at Marton Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army.   

0871  Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army   

0986  Louis V is recorded as becoming King of the Franks   

0986  Lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

1121  Dirk VI is recorded as becoming count of Holland   

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies.   

1127  Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders.   

1127  Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90).   

1333  Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

1383  Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies.   

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc.   

1458  Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia.   

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  Franz von Sickingen, German knight.   

1498  Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island.   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar.   

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1572  Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil.   

1619  Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44.   

1629  English king Charles I leaces house of commons   

1675  Prince William III installed as Governor of Overijssel   

1699  Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 1661-1706 builds Fort Maurepas on the Gulf of Mexico; French control now extends all the way down the Mississippi River.   

1717  The Loves of Mars and Venus is recorded as becoming the inaugural ballet performed in England.   

1755  Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer   

1758  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker, buried at 78.   

1759  Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer   

1760  Camille Desmoulins, France, journalist/pamphleteer/revolution leader.   

1769  DeWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)   

1772  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73.   

1776  Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston   

1787  Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73   

1789  Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances.   

1791  Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris   

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1316  Robert ii: The steward, king of scotland (1371-90)   

1409  John ii: French duke of alencon/co-fighter of jeanne d'arc   

1459  Adrian vi: [adriaan f boeyens], netherlands, pope (1522-23)   

1481  Franz von sickingen: German knight   

1545  Thomas bodley: England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  Ludovico spontoni: Composer   

1578  George sandys: English colonist and poet   

1705  William murray: 1st earl of mansfield, scottish judge and politician   

0855  Lothair: King of the franks and holy roman emperor (b. 795)   

0986  Lotharius: King of france (954-86),   

1122  Floris ii: The fat one, count of holland,   

1127  Charles: The good, count of vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Death of Marjorie bruce: Daughter of robert i of scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  Wladyslaw iv: The short one/great, duke/king of poland,   

1383  Amadeus vi: Count of savoy,   

1572  Death of Mem de sá: Portuguese governor-general of brazil