Historical Events In March - 24

0809  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on March - 24.  

1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I on this day in history.  

1284  King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.  

1379  On March - 24 end of Gelderse war victory  

1381  On this day in history saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint  

1396  On this day in history walter Hilton, English mystic  

1400  On this day in history florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies  

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) on this day in history.  

1455  On this day in history nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57  

1471  Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 on March - 24.  

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1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) on this day in history.  

1545  German Parliament opens in Worms on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history france &England sign Peace of Boulogne  

1550  France & England sign Peace of Boulogne on March - 24.  

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on March - 24.  

1603  On March - 24 after forty-four years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies and King James VI of Scotland ascends to the throne, uniting England, Scotland, and Ireland under a single British monarch.  

1603  Scottish king James VI becomes King James I of England on this day in history.  

1603  Elizabeth I Tudor, [Maiden Queen], Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) on March - 24.  

1629  1st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia on this day in history.  

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal on this day in history.  

1631  On March - 24 philipp Dulichius, composer, dies at 68  

1635  Jacques Callot, French cartoonist/engraver, dies at about 42 on this day in history.  

1644  Cecilia Renata, arch duchess of Austria, dies on March - 24.  

1645  Battle at Jankov Bohemia Sweden beatS Roman Catholic emperor Ferdinand III on this day in history.  

1645  On March - 24 battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beatS RC emperor Ferdinand III  

1645  On March - 24 battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beatS Roman Catholic emperor Ferdinand III  

1654  Samuel Scheidt, German composer (Concertus sacri), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1661  On this day in history william Leddra, last Quaker, hanged in Boston  

1664  On this day in history roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island  

1703  On March - 24 jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer  

1714  Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer on this day in history.  

1721  Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts on March - 24.  

1731  On this day in history naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed.  

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1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on this day in history.  

1441  On this day in history birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)  

1494  On this day in history birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)  

1607  On March - 24 birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)  

1628  On this day in history birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)  

1630  On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal  

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.  

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on March - 24.  

0809  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on March - 24.  

1284  On March - 24 death of king Hugh III of Cyprus  

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.  

1396  Death of Walter Hilton, English mystic on March - 24.  

1400  On March - 24 florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies  

1455  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57 on March - 24.  

1471  Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 on March - 24.  

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on March - 24.