Historical Events In March - 08

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.  

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

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1202  Sverre of Norway on March - 08.  

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

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

1466  On March - 08 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  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55  

1586  On March - 08 johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor  

1607  On March - 08 johann Rist, composer  

1638  Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73 on March - 08.  

1640  Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on March - 08.  

1658  On March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark  

1658  On March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark  

1661  Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58 on March - 08.  

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 March - 08.  

1702  John de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69 on this day in history.  

1706  Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established on this day in history.  

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

1711  On March - 08 antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder  

1714  On March - 08 carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach  

1716  Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53  

1722  Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia on March - 08.  

1724  On this day in history 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 March - 08 bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

1746  On March - 08 cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen  

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau on March - 08.  

1754  On this day in history marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain  

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

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.  

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)  

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

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.  

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway  

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55