Historical Events In March - 08

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1202  On March - 08 sverre of Norway  

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.  

1418  On this day in history jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant  

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

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

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.  

1607  Johann Rist, composer on March - 08.  

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 March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark  

1661  On this day in history 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  On this day in history england Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III  

1702  On March - 08 john de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69  

1706  Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established on March - 08.  

1709  William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1711  Antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder on March - 08.  

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

1716  On this day in history harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69  

1720  Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1722  On March - 08 afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia  

1724  Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81 on March - 08.  

1728  Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1734  Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer on this day in history.  

1746  On March - 08 cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen  

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

1754  On March - 08 marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain  

1754  On this day in history don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies  

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

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on this day in history.  

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 March - 08.  

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.  

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

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer  

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

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.  

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

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway  

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)  

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.