Events & Holidays In March - 05

Arrival of First Missionaries (French Polynesia)

Customs Chiefs Day (Vanuatu)

Missionary Day (French Polynesia)

National Tree Planting Day (Iran)

1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on this day in history.   

1324  On this day in history birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)   

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  On this day in history philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69