Historical Events In March - 08

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist on this day in history.   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1202  On March - 08 sverre of Norway   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1418  Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant on March - 08.   

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) on March - 08.   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1586  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor on this day in history.   

1607  On March - 08 johann Rist, composer   

1638  On this day in history jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73   

1640  On March - 08 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

1658  Peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark on March - 08.   

1658  On March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark   

1661  Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58 on March - 08.   

1702  On this day in history england's Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III   

1702  On this day in history england Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III   

1702  John de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69 on March - 08.   

1706  On March - 08 vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established   

1709  William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 on March - 08.   

1711  Antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder on March - 08.   

1714  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach on this day in history.   

1716  Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 on March - 08.   

1720  Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1722  Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia on March - 08.   

1724  On March - 08 enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81   

1728  On March - 08 gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64   

1734  On March - 08 carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33   

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer on March - 08.   

1746  On March - 08 cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen   

1748  On this day in history willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau   

1754  Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain on this day in history.   

1754  On March - 08 don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.   

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.