Historical Events In March - 04

0051  On March - 04 nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth).   

0251  On March - 04 pope Lucius I   

0303  On March - 04 martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.   

0480  On March - 04 saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

0852  Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources on March - 04.   

0932  Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs on March - 04.   

1152  Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king on March - 04.   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1215  King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III on March - 04.   

1238  The Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia on March - 04.   

1351  Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam on March - 04.   

1386  WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o (Jogaila) was crowned King of Poland on March - 04.   

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery on March - 04.   

1461  On this day in history battle at Towton Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England   

1461  On this day in history battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England   

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1492  King James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history francesco de Layolle, composer   

1540  Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife on March - 04.   

1570  On March - 04 king Philip II bans foreign Dutch students   

1590  On March - 04 mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda   

1595  On this day in history robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest   

1611  George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history hans von Aachen, German painter, dies   

1617  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70 on March - 04.   

1621  Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia on March - 04.   

1634  On March - 04 proprietor Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) on this day in history.   

1665  English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history john Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England   

1675  On March - 04 john Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England   

1678  On March - 04 the birth of Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) on this day in history.   

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania on March - 04.   

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1188  On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on March - 04.   

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.   

1678  On March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1303  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.