Historical Events In March - 31
Sunday, 15 March 2026
0307 After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Maximian. 

1084 Anti-pope Clemens crowns German emperor Hendrik IV. 

1146 Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade 

1340 Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies 

1389 Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered. 

1492 Queen Isabella of Castilia and Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews 

1492 Queen Isabella of Castilia and Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews, who had lent them money for Columbus' journey. 

1499 Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65). 

1504 France and Spain signs ceasefire 

1519 Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) 

1521 Magelhaes takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus 

1547 Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France. 

1567 Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62. 

1570 Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau. 

1576 Louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (died 1644) 

1578 Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered 

1596 Rene Descartes, French philosopher is born 

1596 René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was). 

1621 Andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress). 

1621 Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 

1631 John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) 

1644 Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara. 

1651 Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru 

1656 Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64 

1657 English Humble Petition offers Lord Protector Cromwell the crown. 

1667 France/England sign anti-Dutch military accord 

1667 France/England signs anti-Dutch military accord. 

1675 Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Italy, Pope (1740-58) 

1683 Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey 

1684 Francesco Durante, composer. 

1717 A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy 

1717 Florian Wrastill, composer. 

1722 Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62 

1723 Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66) 

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