Historical Events In March - 05

0363  Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death   

1046  Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.   

1179  3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome   

1461  Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses   

1496  English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore   

1528  Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague   

1558  Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes   

1579  Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht   

1585  Johann Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1616  Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index   

1623  American temperance law enacted, Virginia   

1133  King henry ii of england: King henry ii of england (d. 1189)   

1324  David ii bruce: King of scotland (1331..71)   

1326  Louis i: [the great], king of hungary (1342-82), poland (1370-82)   

1512  Gerardus mercator: Rupelmonde (belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  John coke: English politician   

1574  William oughtred: England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan georg i: Elector of saxon (1611-56) (peace of prague)   

1585  John george i: Elector of saxony   

0254  Lucius i: Bishop of rome (253-54),   

1291  Sa'ad al'da'ulah: Jewish grand vizier of persia, assassinated   

1534  Antonio da correggio: Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Nuno da cunha: Portuguese governor in india (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo caraffa: Italian cardinal,   

1574  Philip of saint-aldegonde: Flem viceroy holland/zealand/utrecht,   

1576  Don luis de requesens y zuniga: Viceroy of neth (1573-76),   

1605  Clement viii: [ippolito aldofireini], pope (1592-1605),