Historical Events In March - 14
Friday, 26 December 2025
0840 Eginhard, French nobleman/biographer (Vita Karoli Magni), dies at 69 on this day in history. 

0968 On this day in history matilda of Ringelheim, German Queen (c. 895) 

1272 Re Enzo, Italian poet/son of Emp Frederik II von Hohenstaufen, dies on March - 14. 

1298 On March - 14 petrus Johannis Olivi, South France theologist, dies 

1489 On this day in history the Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. 

1490 Charles I, Duke of Savoy, dies at 21 on this day in history. 

1558 Ferdinand I appointed Holy Roman emperor on this day in history. 

1559 Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht and Woudrichem, Netherlands on March - 14. 

1559 Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht & Woudrichem, Neth on March - 14. 

1559 Jacques d'Auchy, Walloon baptist merchant, executed on this day in history. 

1573 On this day in history claude II, of Lotharingen, duke of Aumale/murdered adm Coligny, dies 

1590 Battle at Ivry French King Henri IV beats Catholic League on this day in history. 

1590 On this day in history battle at Ivry: French King Henri IV beats Catholic League 

1590 On this day in history philip van Egmont, general/prince of Gavere, dies in battle at 30 

1612 On March - 14 philip Galle, Flemish engraver, dies at about 74 

1623 Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer on March - 14. 

1629 England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony on March - 14. 

1644 England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island) on March - 14. 

1647 Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm on this day in history. 

1647 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history. 

1653 On this day in history johan van Galen beats English fleet at Livorno 

1681 On this day in history georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer 

1682 On this day in history jacob I van Ruysdael, physician/landscape painter, dies at about 53 

1689 Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen on this day in history. 

1689 Scotland dismisses Willem III & Mary Stuart as king & queen on this day in history. 

1692 On March - 14 peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar) 

1726 Josef Antonin Stepan, composer on this day in history. 

1727 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer 

1734 On March - 14 prince Willem KHF van Orange marries George II's daughter Mary Anne 

1743 On this day in history first American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall) 

1743 1st American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall) on this day in history. 

1755 Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer on March - 14. 

1757 On-board the HMS Monarch, Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty on this day in history. 

1757 On this day in history john Byng, English admiral (Minorca), executed at 52 

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