Historical Events In March - 17

0180  Marcus Aurelius dies. Commodus is now the only emperor of the Roman Empire on March - 17.  

0180  On March - 17 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58  

0432  On March - 17 st Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave  

0455  Roman senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor on this day in history.  

0461  On this day in history st Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)  

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.  

1040  On March - 17 harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies  

1058  On March - 17 king Lulach I of Scotland  

1190  Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England on this day in history.  

1199  On this day in history jocelin, bishop of Glasgow  

1328  On March - 17 treaty of Edinburgh by which England acknowledged the independence of Scotland under Robert 1 was concluded at Edinburgh  

1337  Edward the Black Prince becomes Duke of Cornwall, the first ever British 'Duke' on March - 17.  

1337  On this day in history edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy made in England.  

1473  On this day in history james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)  

1516  On this day in history giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37  

1521  Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines on this day in history.  

1521  On March - 17 magelhaes lands on Homohon  

1526  On this day in history french king François I freed from Spain  

1526  On March - 17 french king Francois I freed from Spain  

1537  French troops invade Flanders on March - 17.  

1565  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1577  Martin Frobisher c1539-1594 gets commission from the Cathay Company to hunt for gold in the Arctic; he will return with tons of worthless pyrites, which are dumped as street ballast in London, giving rise to the legend that the streets of London were paved with gold on March - 17.  

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) on this day in history.  

1580  Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1588  On March - 17 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies  

1605  Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 on this day in history.  

1613  On this day in history cupids, Newfoundland the wife of Nicholas Guy gives birth to a son; likely the first English child born in Newfoundland  

1628  On March - 17 daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian  

1640  Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

1649  On this day in history cromwell abolishes the monarchy and declares England a Commonwealth  

1649  On this day in history gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71  

1653  On March - 17 johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48  

1658  On this day in history pro-Charles II plot in England discovered  

1664  On this day in history georg Osterreich, composer  

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on March - 17.  

1473  On March - 17 birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)  

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on March - 17.  

1628  On March - 17 birth of daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian  

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on March - 17.  

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.  

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on March - 17.  

1685  On March - 17 birth of jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter  

0180  On this day in history antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58  

0461  On this day in history st Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)  

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on March - 17.  

1040  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.  

1058  Death of King Lulach I of Scotland on this day in history.  

1199  On March - 17 death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow  

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.  

1425  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)