Historical Events In March - 05
Friday, 25 October 2024
0254 Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.
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 On this day in history naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.
1179 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on this day in history.
1291 Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on March - 05.
1324 On March - 05 david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)
1326 Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) on this day in history.
1461 Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses on this day in history.
1496 English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore on this day in history.
1512 Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker on this day in history.
1528 On this day in history utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
1558 Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes on March - 05.
1561 Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.
1574 William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) on this day in history.
1574 Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.
1576 On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70
1579 On this day in history betuwe joins Union of Utrecht
1585 Johann Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) on this day in history.
1605 Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on March - 05.
1616 On March - 05 copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index
1623 American temperance law enacted, Virginia on March - 05.
1623 On March - 05 1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia
1625 On this day in history 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 this day in history antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America
1668 On this day in history francesco Gasparini, composer
1684 On March - 05 emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice) on this day in history.
1726 Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician on this day in history.
1732 On this day in history joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82
1733 Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer on March - 05.
1743 US religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston on March - 05.
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