Historical Events In March - 05

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on March - 05.  

0363  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 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1326  On March - 05 louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)  

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 this day in history.  

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1585  On March - 05 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  Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index on March - 05.  

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  John van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher) on March - 05.  

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 March - 05.  

1684  Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz on March - 05.  

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

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

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

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

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.  

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.  

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

0254  On this day in history lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies  

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

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

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on this day in history.  

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

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.  

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

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