Historical Events In March - 12

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies  

0538  On this day in history witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.  

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64  

0641  A.D. Chinese Princess Wen Cheng goes to Tibet to marry the Tibetan ruler and the marriage becomes the basis for China's claim to sovereignty over the region on March - 12.  

1000  Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III on this day in history.  

1054  Pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome on March - 12.  

1144  On March - 12 gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II  

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.  

1336  On this day in history eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern  

1350  On March - 12 orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples  

1365  On March - 12 university of Vienna founded  

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies  

1479  On March - 12 giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  

1496  On March - 12 jews are expelled from Syria  

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on March - 12.  

1507  Cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31 on March - 12.  

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer on March - 12.  

1563  John Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies on March - 12.  

1570  Jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1572  Luos Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal on this day in history.  

1572  Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal on this day in history.  

1587  English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower on this day in history.  

1594  Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies on this day in history.  

1597  England routes troops to Amiens on March - 12.  

1609  Bermuda becomes an English colony on this day in history.  

1619  Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia on March - 12.  

1622  On this day in history ignatius of Loyola declared a saint  

1628  On March - 12 john Bull, English organist/composer, dies  

1642  On this day in history abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand  

1642  Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand on March - 12.  

1648  On this day in history tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63  

1664  First naturalization act in American colonies on March - 12.  

1664  On this day in history new Jersey becomes a British colony  

1664  1st naturalization act in American colonies on this day in history.  

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on March - 12.  

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern  

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on this day in history.  

1515  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)  

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on March - 12.  

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.  

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies  

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64  

1209  On this day in history djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies  

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on March - 12.  

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on this day in history.  

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on March - 12.  

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on March - 12.  

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.