Historical Events In March - 05

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.   

1179  On March - 05 3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome   

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

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) on this day in history.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) on this day in history.   

1461  Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses on this day in history.   

1496  On March - 05 english King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore   

1512  On March - 05 gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1528  Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague on this day in history.   

1558  Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes on this day in history.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.   

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

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

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

1579  Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1585  Johann Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) on March - 05.   

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69   

1616  Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index on March - 05.   

1623  On March - 05 american temperance law enacted, Virginia   

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  On this day in history john van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)   

1644  On this day in history louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73   

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  Francesco Gasparini, composer on March - 05.   

1684  On March - 05 emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz   

1696  Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice) on this day in history.   

1726  On March - 05 evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician   

1732  On this day in history joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82   

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

1743  On this day in history uS religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on March - 05.   

1324  On this day in history 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 March - 05.   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on March - 05.   

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

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

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on March - 05.   

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

1534  On this day in history 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  On March - 05 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   

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69