Historical Events In March - 29

0502  Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power   

1461  Battle near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses)   

1549  The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded.   

1632  Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed, returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629   

1638  First permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)   

1638  1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)   

1673  English King Charles II accepts Test Act Roman Catholic excluded of public functions   

1673  Eng king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions   

1673  English King Charles II accepts Test Act: Roman Catholic excluded of public functions   

1790  The birth of John Tyler, Former American President   

1792  King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera just 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.   

1484  Johann spangenberg: Composer   

1519  Carlo caraffa: Italian cardinal   

1553  Vitsentzos kornaros: Greek renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

1561  Santorio sanctorius: Trieste italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  Ferdinando fairfax: 2nd lord fairfax of cameron, english general   

1602  John lightfoot: English theologist/literary (horae hebraicae)   

1616  Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer   

1636  Esaias reusner: Composer   

1058  Stephen ix: [frederik van lotharingen], 1st belg pope (1057-58),   

1368  Emperor go-murakami: Emperor of japan (b. 1328)   

1461  Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician (b. 1421)   

1546  Cardinal beaton: English archbishop of st andrews, murdered   

1578  Arthur champernowne: English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  Antonio de herrera y tordesillas: Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  Tobias matthew: Archbishop of york (b. 1546)   

1629  Jacob de gheyn ii: Dutch artist (b. 1565)