Events & Holidays In March - 01

Anti-Japanese Uprising Day (North Korea)

Baba Marta (Bulgaria)

Heroes' Day (Paraguay)

Independence Movement Day (South Korea)

Instauration de la Republique (Switzerland)

International Day of the Seal (International)

International Women of Color Day (International)

Labour Day (Western Australia) (Australia)

Martisor (Romania)

Memorial Day (Marshall Islands)

National Independence Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

National Pig Day (United States of America)

Nuclear Victim's Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands)

St. David's Day (United Kingdom)

Yap Day (Yap) (Micronesia)

0040  On this day in history birth of martial, Latin poet (d. 102)   

1432  Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On this day in history birth of il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter   

1528  On this day in history birth of albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria   

1547  On this day in history birth of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)   

1597  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)   

1607  On this day in history birth of giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer   

0589  On this day in history death of saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500)   

0965  On this day in history leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies   

0986  Death of King Lothair of France (b. 941) on this day in history.   

1131  Stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies on this day in history.   

1233  On this day in history death of count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178)   

1244  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)   

1383  On this day in history amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49   

1510  Francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59 on this day in history.