Historical Events In March - 29

0502  On March - 29 bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power  

1058  Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies on this day in history.  

1461  Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses) on March - 29.  

1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer on this day in history.  

1519  On March - 29 carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal  

1546  On this day in history cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1549  On March - 29 the city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.  

1561  On this day in history santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic  

1602  John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) on March - 29.  

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer on this day in history.  

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1632  Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed, returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629 on March - 29.  

1636  On March - 29 esaias Reusner, composer  

1638  On March - 29 first permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)  

1638  1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) on March - 29.  

1650  On this day in history cornelis Galle I, Flemish engraver, dies at about 73  

1655  On this day in history valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66  

1673  On March - 29 english King Charles II accepts Test Act Roman Catholic excluded of public functions  

1673  On this day in history eng king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions  

1673  On March - 29 english King Charles II accepts Test Act: Roman Catholic excluded of public functions  

1697  Nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1725  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer  

1745  Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68 on March - 29.  

1751  On this day in history thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist  

1752  Edward Jones, composer on March - 29.  

1788  Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies on March - 29.  

1790  The birth of John Tyler, Former American President on March - 29.  

1790  On this day in history john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)  

1792  On March - 29 king Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera just 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.  

1792  Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds on March - 29.  

1794  On March - 29 marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50  

1795  Beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna on this day in history.  

1798  Republic of Switzerland forms on this day in history.  

1799  New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state on this day in history.  

1799  Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) on March - 29.  

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1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on March - 29.  

1519  On this day in history birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal  

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.  

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.  

1584  Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)  

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on March - 29.  

1636  On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

1058  On this day in history stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies  

1368  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328)  

1461  On March - 29 death of henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)  

1546  On March - 29 death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1578  On March - 29 death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)  

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on this day in history.  

1628  On March - 29 death of tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546)  

1629  Death of Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565) on March - 29.