Historical Events In March - 12
Thursday, 24 April 2025
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 March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64
0641 On this day in history 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
1000 Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III on this day in history.
1054 On March - 12 pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome
1144 Gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II on this day in history.
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 March - 12.
1350 Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples on this day in history.
1365 On this day in history university of Vienna founded
1471 Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.
1479 On this day in history giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence
1496 On March - 12 jews are expelled from Syria
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 On this day in history john Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies
1570 On March - 12 jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies
1572 Luos Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal on this day in history.
1572 Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os LusÃados" in Portugal on this day in history.
1587 English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower on March - 12.
1594 On this day in history company of Distant established for business on East-Indies
1597 On this day in history england routes troops to Amiens
1609 On this day in history bermuda becomes an English colony
1619 On March - 12 dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia
1622 Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint on March - 12.
1628 John Bull, English organist/composer, dies on this day in history.
1642 Abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand on March - 12.
1642 Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand on March - 12.
1648 On March - 12 tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63
1664 On this day in history first naturalization act in American colonies
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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