Historical Events In March - 29

0502  Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power on this day in history.  

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

1461  Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses) on this day in history.  

1484  On March - 29 johann Spangenberg, composer  

1519  On March - 29 carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal  

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

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

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

1602  On March - 29 john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)  

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer on March - 29.  

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 this day in history esaias Reusner, composer  

1638  On this day in history 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  Valerius Andreas, Flemish historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1673  English King Charles II accepts Test Act Roman Catholic excluded of public functions on March - 29.  

1673  On March - 29 eng king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions  

1673  English King Charles II accepts Test Act: Roman Catholic excluded of public functions on this day in history.  

1697  On March - 29 nikolaus Bruhns, composer, dies  

1725  On March - 29 joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer  

1745  Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1751  Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist on this day in history.  

1752  Edward Jones, composer on March - 29.  

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

1790  On March - 29 the birth of John Tyler, Former American President  

1790  John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) on this day in history.  

1792  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 on March - 29.  

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

1794  Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50 on March - 29.  

1795  On March - 29 beethoven (24) debuts as pianist in Vienna  

1798  On March - 29 republic of Switzerland forms  

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

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 this day in history.  

1519  On March - 29 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 March - 29.  

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

1616  On March - 29 birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer  

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  Death of Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328) on March - 29.  

1461  On this day in history 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  Death of Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

1625  On March - 29 death of antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)  

1628  Death of Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546) on March - 29.  

1629  On March - 29 death of jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565)