Events & Holidays In March - 07

Peace Corps Day (United States of America)

0189  On this day in history birth of publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211)   

1481  On this day in history birth of baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537)   

1543  Johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of john Wilbye, composer   

1602  Kano Tanju, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Georg Neumark, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born on this day in history.   

0161  On this day in history antoninus Pius, [Titus Aurelius], emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74   

0203  Death of Perpetua and Felicitas, Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209) on this day in history.   

0308  On this day in history death of saint Eubulus, Christian martyr   

0851  Death of Nominoe, Duke of Brittany on this day in history.   

1111  On this day in history bohemund I of Tarente, French ruler of Antioch, dies   

1226  On this day in history death of william de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader   

1274  On this day in history thomas Aquinas, Italian thelogian/saint, dies at 48   

1305  On this day in history gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78