Historical Events In March - 20

0141  6th predicted perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

0141  6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.   

0842  Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies.   

1191  Clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies.   

1239  Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179)   

1345  Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction; thought "cause of plague epidemic".   

1345  Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction: thought "cause of plague epidemic".   

1351  Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies.   

1393  Johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed   

1413  King Henry IV, the inaugural English monarch from the Lancastrian dynasty, dies after years of illness, and his eldest son, Henry, ascends to the English throne   

1415  Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45   

1501  Jean Carondelet, lawyer/chancellor of Burgundy (1480-96), dies at 72   

1525  Paris' parliament begins pursuit of Protestants   

1531  Sicke Freerks/Frericx, [Cutter], Dutch anabaptist, beheaded.   

1549  Thomas Seymour of Sudely, English Lord Admiral, beheaded.   

1568  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia, dies at 77   

1569  Duke van Alva leads "tenth penning" in Ponts the Cé   

1598  French king Henri IV and duke van Mercour sign treaty   

1600  The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.   

1602  Dutch East India Company founded   

1602  United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms   

1616  Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana.   

1617  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/theologist/mathematician, dies at 50   

1619  Matthias II, Holy Roman Catholic emperor (1611-19), dies   

1627  France and Spain signs accord for fighting protestantism.   

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1646  Matthew Vossius, historian (Annales Holland Zelandiaeque), dies at 35.   

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater).   

1697  Willem de Vlamingh returns to Batavia after exploring "South Land".   

1703  Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies.   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist.   

1739  Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne   

1739  Eligio Celestino, composer   

1750  Martinus van Marum, Dutch chemist/physicist (Homo Diluvii Testus).   

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1469  Princess cecily of york: Princess cecily of york (d. 1507)   

1477  Jerome emser: German theologian   

1502  Pierino belli: Italian soldier and jurist   

1634  Balthasar bekker: Frisian theologist (examiner of comets)   

1644  Ivan mazepa: Cossack hetman of the hetmanate   

1680  Baron emanuele d' astorga: Italian composer (stabat mater)   

1725  Abdul hamid i: Ottoman sultan   

1728  Franciscus l kersteman: Dutch lawyer/astrologist   

0687  Death of St. cuthbert: Patron saint of northumbria (b. c. 634)   

0842  Death of Alfonso ii the chaste: King of asturia (791-842),   

1191  Death of Clement iii: [paolo scolari], pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades),   

1239  Death of Hermann von salza: Grand master of the teutonic knights (c. 1179)   

1351  Mohammed ibn-tughluq: Sultan of delhi india,   

1393  Johannes nepomucenus: [jan nepomucky], czech saint, killed   

1413  King henry iv of england: King henry iv of england (b. 1367)   

1415  Henry iv bolingbroke: King of england (1399-1413),