Events & Holidays In March - 10

Dry Season Celebration (Myanmar / Burma)

Harriet Tubman Day (United States of America)

1415  On this day in history birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)   

1452  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  On this day in history birth of thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  On this day in history birth of marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)   

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  On this day in history tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on this day in history.   

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on this day in history.   

1513  Death of John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443) on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46   

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on this day in history.