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  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  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  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor on this day in history.  

1607  On March - 08 johann Rist, composer  

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

1640  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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  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  Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 on March - 08.  

1720  Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 on March - 08.  

1722  Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia on this day in history.  

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 March - 08.  

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer on March - 08.  

1746  On March - 08 cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen  

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 this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

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

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

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)  

1495  On this day in history 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  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)  

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1126  On March - 08 death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)  

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

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

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

1403  On this day in history 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  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55