Events & Holidays In March - 01

Anti-Japanese Uprising Day (North Korea)

Baba Marta (Bulgaria)

Heroes' Day (Paraguay)

Independence Movement Day (South Korea)

Instauration de la Republique (Switzerland)

International Day of the Seal (International)

International Women of Color Day (International)

Labour Day (Western Australia) (Australia)

Martisor (Romania)

Memorial Day (Marshall Islands)

National Independence Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

National Pig Day (United States of America)

Nuclear Victim's Remembrance Day (Marshall Islands)

St. David's Day (United Kingdom)

Yap Day (Yap) (Micronesia)

0040  On this day in history birth of martial, Latin poet (d. 102)   

1432  Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455) was born on this day in history.   

1456  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)   

1494  On this day in history birth of il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter   

1528  On this day in history birth of albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria   

1547  Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628) was born on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)   

1607  On this day in history birth of giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer   

0589  On this day in history death of saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500)   

0965  Leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies on this day in history.   

0986  Death of King Lothair of France (b. 941) on this day in history.   

1131  On this day in history stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies   

1233  Death of Count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178) on this day in history.   

1244  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)   

1383  On this day in history amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49   

1510  On this day in history francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59