Events & Holidays In March - 19

Battle of March (Dominican Republic)

San Jos (Peru)

St. Joseph's Day (International)

St., Joseph Expression de la juridiction Legba (Haiti)

1434  Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443) was born on this day in history.   

1488  Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1503  Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina) was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of william Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  On this day in history birth of georges de la Tour, French painter   

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on this day in history.   

1238  Death of Duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163) on this day in history.   

1263  Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history death of emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271)   

1286  On this day in history death of king Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  Death of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1406  On this day in history death of ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1623  Death of Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.