Historical Events In March - 05

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

0363  On March - 05 roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death.   

1046  On March - 05 naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.   

1179  3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on this day in history.   

1291  On this day in history sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1324  On March - 05 david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) on March - 05.   

1461  Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses on March - 05.   

1496  On this day in history english King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague   

1558  Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes on March - 05.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On this day in history don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1579  On March - 05 betuwe joins Union of Utrecht   

1585  On this day in history johann Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1616  Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index on this day in history.   

1623  American temperance law enacted, Virginia on this day in history.   

1623  On March - 05 1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia   

1625  On March - 05 james I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58   

1637  John van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher) on March - 05.   

1644  Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73 on March - 05.   

1651  South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm on March - 05.   

1658  On this day in history antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America   

1668  On March - 05 francesco Gasparini, composer   

1684  Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz on this day in history.   

1696  Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice) on March - 05.   

1726  On this day in history evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician   

1732  On March - 05 joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82   

1733  On this day in history vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer   

1743  On March - 05 uS religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on this day in history.   

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On March - 05 birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on this day in history.   

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

1534  On March - 05 death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  On March - 05 death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

1561  On March - 05 carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69