Historical Events In March - 08

0883  On this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies  

1075  On March - 08 abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist  

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42  

1418  Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant on this day in history.  

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) on this day in history.  

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.  

1586  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor on March - 08.  

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1607  On March - 08 johann Rist, composer  

1638  On March - 08 jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73  

1640  Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1658  On this day in history peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark  

1658  On this day in history peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark  

1661  On March - 08 jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58  

1702  England's Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III on this day in history.  

1702  England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III on this day in history.  

1702  John de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69 on March - 08.  

1706  On March - 08 vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established  

1709  On March - 08 william Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62  

1711  On this day in history antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder  

1714  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach on this day in history.  

1716  On March - 08 harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69  

1720  On March - 08 georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53  

1722  On this day in history afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia  

1724  On March - 08 enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81  

1728  On this day in history gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64  

1734  On this day in history carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33  

1743  On this day in history bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

1746  Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen on March - 08.  

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau on this day in history.  

1754  Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain on March - 08.  

1754  Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies on March - 08.  

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.  

1495  On March - 08 birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)  

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.  

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.  

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer  

0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies  

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

1144  On March - 08 celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)  

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42  

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.  

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.