Historical Events In March - 08

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

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

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

1202  Sverre of Norway on this day in history.  

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 March - 08.  

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

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

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

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

1607  Johann Rist, composer on March - 08.  

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

1640  On March - 08 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50  

1658  Peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark on this day in history.  

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  On March - 08 england's Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III  

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 March - 08.  

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

1709  On this day in history william Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62  

1711  On March - 08 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 this day in history 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 March - 08 gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64  

1734  On March - 08 carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33  

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer on March - 08.  

1746  On March - 08 cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen  

1748  On March - 08 willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau  

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  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

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

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

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.  

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42  

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.