Historical Events In March - 22

0238  Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.   

0752  Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)   

1349  Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death)   

1457  Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book   

1457  Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book   

1556  Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury   

1594  French King Henri IV festival in Paris France   

1594  French King Henri IV festival in Paris   

1599  The birth of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish artist   

1621  Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands   

1621  Massasoit & Pilgrims agree on league of friendship (Plymouth)   

0841  Bernard plantapilosa: Count of auvergne   

1212  Emperor go-horikawa of japan: Emperor go-horikawa of japan (d. 1235)   

1366  Thomas de mowbray: 1st duke of norfolk, english politician   

1459  Maximilian i of habsburg: German emperor/archduke of austria   

1503  Antonio francesco grazzini: Italian writer   

1599  Anthony van dyck: Flemish painter (charles i of england)   

1609  John ii casimir vasa: Cardinal/king of poland (1648-68)   

1663  August hermann francke: German protestant minister   

0337  Constantine: Emperor of rome,   

1322  Thomas: 2nd earl of lancaster, english politician (b. 1278)   

1418  Dietrich of nieheim: German historian   

1421  Thomas of lancaster: 1st duke of clarence, second son of henry iv of england (killed in battle) (b. 1388)   

1471  George van podiebrad: King of bohemia (1458-71),   

1544  Johannes magnus: Last catholic archbishop of sweden (b. 1488)   

1589  Lodovico guicciardini: Ital historian,   

1602  Agostino carracci: Italian artist (b. 1557)