Historical Events In March - 04

0051  On March - 04 nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).  

0251  On March - 04 pope Lucius I  

0303  On March - 04 martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.  

0480  Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.  

0852  Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources on March - 04.  

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 this day in history.  

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.  

1215  King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III on this day in history.  

1238  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 on March - 04.  

1351  On this day in history ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.  

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

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery on March - 04.  

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  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

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

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer on March - 04.  

1540  Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife on March - 04.  

1570  King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students on March - 04.  

1590  On March - 04 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 March - 04 george Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury  

1615  On March - 04 hans von Aachen, German painter, dies  

1617  On this day in history arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70  

1621  Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia on March - 04.  

1634  On March - 04 proprietor Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston  

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 March - 04.  

1675  John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England on March - 04.  

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

1678  On March - 04 the birth of Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer  

1678  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)  

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery  

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.  

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  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)  

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I  

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.  

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.  

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)  

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)  

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 March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)