Historical Events In March - 21

0630  On March - 21 byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.   

0717  On this day in history battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.   

1063  On March - 21 blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland   

1188  On this day in history accession to the throne of Japan by emperor Antoku.   

1349  On March - 21 three thousand Jews killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany   

1349  3,000 Jews killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany on March - 21.   

1413  On March - 21 henry V becomes King of England.   

1421  On March - 21 battle of Beauge-French beat British   

1466  On March - 21 french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen   

1474  Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint on this day in history.   

1492  On March - 21 alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus   

1521  On March - 21 mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)   

1527  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer   

1538  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1556  Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer burned at the stake as a heretic on this day in history.   

1556  Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 on March - 21.   

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) on March - 21.   

1610  On this day in history king James I addresses English House of Commons   

1624  On this day in history francois Roberday, composer   

1642  Georg Schmezer, composer on March - 21.   

1652  Vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flem historian/mayor (Brugge), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1654  On March - 21 johann Neukrantz, composer, dies at 51   

1656  Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 on March - 21.   

1666  On this day in history intendant Jean Talon starts census of New France; 3,000 persons counted in the first Canadian census   

1681  3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London on this day in history.   

1685  On March - 21 the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer   

1685  Johann Sebastian Bach, Eisenach Germany, composer (Mattheus-Passion) on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe   

1702  On this day in history queen Anne Stuart addresses English parliament   

1708  On March - 21 caspar Ruetz, composer   

1713  Francis Lewis, signer (Decl of Ind) on March - 21.   

1716  On this day in history josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, composer   

1729  John Law, Scottish financier, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

1734  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on March - 21.   

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint   

1521  Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

1521  On March - 21 birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

1527  On this day in history birth of hermann Finck, composer   

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) was born on March - 21.   

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history birth of georg Schmezer, composer   

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on March - 21.   

1076  On March - 21 death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)   

1181  On March - 21 death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  On this day in history death of robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)   

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on this day in history.   

1538  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1556  On March - 21 death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66   

1617  On this day in history death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)