Historical Events In March - 04

0051  On this day in history nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).  

0251  Pope Lucius I on this day in history.  

0303  On this day in history martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.  

0480  Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.  

0852  Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources on this day in history.  

0932  On March - 04 translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs.  

1152  Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king on March - 04.  

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies  

1215  On March - 04 king John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III.  

1238  On this day in history the Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia.  

1351  Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam on March - 04.  

1386  Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) was crowned King of Poland on March - 04.  

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery on this day in history.  

1461  On March - 04 battle at Towton Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England  

1461  Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England on this day in history.  

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25  

1492  On March - 04 king James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England.  

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer on this day in history.  

1540  On this day in history protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife  

1570  On March - 04 king Philip II bans foreign Dutch students  

1590  On this day in history mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda  

1595  On this day in history robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest  

1611  On this day in history george Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury  

1615  Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

1617  On March - 04 arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70  

1621  Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia on this day in history.  

1634  Proprietor Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston on this day in history.  

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) on this day in history.  

1665  English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands on this day in history.  

1675  John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England on this day in history.  

1675  On March - 04 john Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England  

1678  On this day in history the birth of Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer  

1678  On March - 04 antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)  

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)  

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery  

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer  

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.  

1651  On this day in history birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)  

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1678  On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)  

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.  

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées  

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies  

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)  

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.  

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)  

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25  

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)