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  St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave on this day in history.  

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

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.  

0659  Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32 on this day in history.  

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

1058  On March - 17 king Lulach I of Scotland  

1190  On March - 17 crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England  

1199  Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow on this day in history.  

1328  On this day in history treaty of Edinburgh by which England acknowledged the independence of Scotland under Robert 1 was concluded at Edinburgh  

1337  On this day in history edward the Black Prince becomes Duke of Cornwall, the first ever British 'Duke'  

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

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) on this day in history.  

1516  On March - 17 giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37  

1521  Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines on March - 17.  

1521  Magelhaes lands on Homohon on this day in history.  

1526  French king François I freed from Spain on this day in history.  

1526  French king Francois I freed from Spain on this day in history.  

1537  French troops invade Flanders on this day in history.  

1565  On this day in history alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64  

1577  On March - 17 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  

1578  On March - 17 francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)  

1580  On this day in history prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam  

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 March - 17.  

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  On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

1649  On March - 17 cromwell abolishes the monarchy and declares England a Commonwealth  

1649  Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71 on March - 17.  

1653  On this day in history johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48  

1658  Pro-Charles II plot in England discovered on March - 17.  

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer on this day in history.  

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1231  On this day in history birth of emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)  

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) was born on this day in history.  

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

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.  

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 March - 17 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  On March - 17 gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32  

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

1058  On this day in history death of king Lulach I of Scotland  

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow  

1272  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)  

1425  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on March - 17.