Historical Events In March - 17

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

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

0432  On this day in history 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  Harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies on this day in history.  

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

1190  On this day in history crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England  

1199  On March - 17 jocelin, bishop of Glasgow  

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  On March - 17 edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy made in England.  

1473  James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513) on March - 17.  

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

1521  On March - 17 ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines  

1521  On March - 17 magelhaes lands on Homohon  

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

1526  French king Francois I freed from Spain on March - 17.  

1537  French troops invade Flanders on March - 17.  

1565  On March - 17 alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], Scottish theologist/physician, dies at 64  

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 March - 17.  

1580  On March - 17 prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam  

1588  Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies on March - 17.  

1605  On this day in history pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34  

1613  Cupids, Newfoundland the wife of Nicholas Guy gives birth to a son; likely the first English child born in Newfoundland on March - 17.  

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

1640  Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on March - 17.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1658  On March - 17 pro-Charles II plot in England discovered  

1664  On March - 17 georg Osterreich, composer  

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

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

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

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.  

1664  Georg Osterreich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1675  On March - 17 birth of petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer  

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.  

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

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

0659  On this day in history gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32  

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

1058  On March - 17 death of king Lulach I of Scotland  

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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407) on this day in history.