Historical Events In March - 08

0883  On this day in history 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  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle  

1202  On March - 08 sverre of Norway  

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

1418  Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant on March - 08.  

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64  

1495  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)  

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

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

1607  On this day in history johann Rist, composer  

1638  On this day in history 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 March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark  

1658  On this day in history peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark  

1661  Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1724  Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81 on this day in history.  

1728  On March - 08 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  Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen on March - 08.  

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

1754  On March - 08 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  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist  

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.  

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 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  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer  

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

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway  

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

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

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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