Historical Events In March - 12

0417  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   

0604  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 is recorded as becoming the basis for China's claim to sovereignty over the region   

1000  Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III   

1054  Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome   

1144  Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II   

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

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1350  Orvieto city says it will behead and burn Jewish-Christian couples.   

1365  University of Vienna founded.   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies.   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1496  Jews are expelled from Syria   

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies   

1507  Cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31.   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer   

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

1570  Jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies   

1572  In this year, Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal   

1594  Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies.   

1597  England routes troops to Amiens   

1609  Bermuda is recorded as becoming an English colony.   

1619  Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia.   

1622  Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint   

1628  John Bull, English organist/composer, dies.   

1642  Abel Tasman is inaugural European in New Zealand   

1642  Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand   

1648  Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63   

1664  inaugural naturalization act in American colonies.   

1664  New Jersey is recorded as becoming a British colony   

1664  1st naturalization act in American colonies   

1681  French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45   

1685  George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne.   

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1270  Charles of valois: Son of philip iii of france   

1336  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71) husband of catharina of bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' medici: Monarch of florence   

1515  Caspar othmayr: Composer   

1607  Paul gerhardt: German hymnist   

1613  André le nôtre: French landscape architect   

1620  Johann heinrich hottinger: Swiss philologist and theologian   

1626  John aubrey: English antiquary and writer   

0417  Death of Innocent i: Italian pope (401-417),   

0604  Death of Gregory i the great: Pope (590-604),   

1209  Djamal al-din abu mohammed iljas nizami: Persian poet,   

1289  Death of King demetre ii of georgia: King demetre ii of georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Emperor go-kogon of japan: Emperor go-kogon of japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Death of Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Dionysius the carthusian/van rijkel: Dutch scholastic theologist,   

1496  Johannes de lapide: [johan heynlin], german philosopher,