Historical Events In March - 05

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.  

0363  On March - 05 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  On March - 05 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome  

1291  On this day in history sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated  

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 March - 05.  

1461  On this day in history 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  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker  

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1528  On this day in history utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague  

1558  Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes on this day in history.  

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

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) on March - 05.  

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

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

1579  On March - 05 betuwe joins Union of Utrecht  

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

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69  

1616  Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index on March - 05.  

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

1623  On this day in history 1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia  

1625  James I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1637  On March - 05 john van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)  

1644  On this day in history louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73  

1651  South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm on this day in history.  

1658  On this day in history antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America  

1668  Francesco Gasparini, composer on March - 05.  

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

1696  On this day in history giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice)  

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

1732  Joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1733  Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer on this day in history.  

1743  On this day in history uS religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston  

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1133  On March - 05 birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)  

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)  

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

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

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

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on this day in history.  

1585  On March - 05 birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)  

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.  

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.  

1291  On this day in history death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated  

1534  Death of Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) on March - 05.  

1539  On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)  

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

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

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

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69