Historical Events In March - 12
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
0417 Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on this day in history.
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 Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1000 Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III on March - 12.
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 this day in history.
1209 Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.
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 University of Vienna founded on this day in history.
1471 Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.
1479 Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence on this day in history.
1496 Jews are expelled from Syria on March - 12.
1496 On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies
1507 On this day in history cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31
1515 Caspar Othmayr, composer on March - 12.
1563 On this day in history john Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies
1570 On this day in history jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies
1572 On this day in history 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 Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies on this day in history.
1597 On this day in history england routes troops to Amiens
1609 Bermuda becomes an English colony on March - 12.
1619 On March - 12 dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia
1622 Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint on this day in history.
1628 John Bull, English organist/composer, dies on this day in history.
1642 On March - 12 abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand
1642 On March - 12 abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand
1648 Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 on this day in history.
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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