Historical Events In March - 08

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

1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist on this day in history.  

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

1202  Sverre of Norway on March - 08.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 March - 08.  

1607  On this day in history johann Rist, composer  

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  On March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark  

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

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  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  On this day in history vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established  

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

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

1714  On this day in history carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach  

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

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

1722  On March - 08 afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia  

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

1728  Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64 on March - 08.  

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

1743  On March - 08 bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer  

1746  Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau  

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

1754  On March - 08 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  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 March - 08.  

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

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

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  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway  

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

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

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 March - 08.