Historical Events In March - 12

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0538  On March - 12 witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.   

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

0641  On March - 12 a.D. Chinese Princess Wen Cheng goes to Tibet to marry the Tibetan ruler and the marriage becomes the basis for China's claim to sovereignty over the region   

1000  Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III on March - 12.   

1054  On March - 12 pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome   

1144  On March - 12 gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II   

1209  On this day in history djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1336  On March - 12 eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1350  Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples on this day in history.   

1365  University of Vienna founded on this day in history.   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence on March - 12.   

1496  On March - 12 jews are expelled from Syria   

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31   

1515  On this day in history caspar Othmayr, composer   

1563  On this day in history john Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies   

1570  On March - 12 jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies   

1572  Luos Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal on March - 12.   

1572  Luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal on this day in history.   

1587  English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower on March - 12.   

1594  On March - 12 company of Distant established for business on East-Indies   

1597  England routes troops to Amiens on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history bermuda becomes an English colony   

1619  Dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia on March - 12.   

1622  On this day in history ignatius of Loyola declared a saint   

1628  On this day in history john Bull, English organist/composer, dies   

1642  Abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand on March - 12.   

1642  Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand on March - 12.   

1648  On this day in history tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63   

1664  First naturalization act in American colonies on March - 12.   

1664  On this day in history new Jersey becomes a British colony   

1664  On March - 12 1st naturalization act in American colonies   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on March - 12.   

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on March - 12.   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.   

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1209  On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on March - 12.   

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on March - 12.   

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.