Historical Events In March - 07

0161  Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, an unprecedented political arrangement in the Roman Empire.   

0321  Roman Emperor Constantine I decrees that the dies Solis Invicti (sun-day) is the day of rest in the Empire.   

0973  The Holy Roman Emperor Otto I dies May 7 at age 60 after an 11-year reign   

1138  Conrad II von Hohenstaufen re-elected German king   

1274  2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens   

1277  Condemnation of 219 philosophical and theological theses by Stephen Tempier, Bishop of Paris   

1355  1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara   

1416  Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay   

1429  English siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc   

1530  King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church   

1560  Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa   

0189  Publius septimius geta: Roman emperor   

1481  Baldassare peruzzi: Italian architect and painter   

1543  Johan casimir: Count of rhine (occupied gent)   

1556  Guillaume du vair: French writer   

1574  John wilbye: Composer   

1602  Kano tanju: Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  Georg neumark: Composer   

1659  Henry purcell: English organist/composer (dido & aeneas)   

0161  Antoninus pius: [titus aurelius], emperor of rome (138-61),   

0203  Perpetua and felicitas: Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  Saint eubulus: Christian martyr   

0851  Nominoe: Duke of brittany   

1111  Bohemund i of tarente: French ruler of antioch,   

1226  William de longespee: 3rd earl of salisbury, english military leader   

1274  Thomas aquinas: Italian thelogian/saint,   

1305  Gwijde van dampierre: Count of flanders/count of namur,