Historical Events In March - 12

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

0538  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 on this day in history.  

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on March - 12.  

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  On this day in history pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome  

1144  Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II on March - 12.  

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

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern on this day in history.  

1350  Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples on March - 12.  

1365  University of Vienna founded on this day in history.  

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies  

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

1496  Jews are expelled from Syria on March - 12.  

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies  

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

1515  On this day in history caspar Othmayr, composer  

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  On March - 12 luos Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal  

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

1587  On this day in history english parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower  

1594  On March - 12 company of Distant established for business on East-Indies  

1597  England routes troops to Amiens on March - 12.  

1609  Bermuda becomes an English colony on March - 12.  

1619  Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia on this day in history.  

1622  Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint on this day in history.  

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

1642  Abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand on this day in history.  

1642  On this day in history abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand  

1648  On March - 12 tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63  

1664  On March - 12 first naturalization act in American colonies  

1664  New Jersey becomes a British colony on March - 12.  

1664  On March - 12 1st naturalization act in American colonies  

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)  

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

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on March - 12.  

1515  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.  

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)  

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

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on March - 12.  

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.  

1289  On March - 12 death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)  

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.  

1447  On March - 12 death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)  

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

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