Historical Events In March - 05

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

0363  On this day in history roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death.   

1046  Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama on this day in history.   

1179  On this day in history 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome   

1291  Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on March - 05.   

1324  On this day in history david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1461  On March - 05 henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses   

1496  English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore on March - 05.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker on March - 05.   

1528  Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague on March - 05.   

1558  Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes on March - 05.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.   

1574  On this day in history william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1579  Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht on March - 05.   

1585  On this day in history johann Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on March - 05.   

1616  On this day in history copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index   

1623  American temperance law enacted, Virginia on this day in history.   

1623  1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia on March - 05.   

1625  On March - 05 james I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58   

1637  On this day in history john van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)   

1644  Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history south Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm   

1658  On March - 05 antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America   

1668  Francesco Gasparini, composer on this day in history.   

1684  Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz on this day in history.   

1696  Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice) on March - 05.   

1726  On March - 05 evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician   

1732  On March - 05 joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82   

1733  On March - 05 vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer   

1743  US religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston on this day in history.   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on March - 05.   

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on March - 05.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On March - 05 birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on March - 05.   

1585  On March - 05 birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)   

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  On March - 05 death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

1561  On March - 05 carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69