Events & Holidays In March - 14

Constitution Day (Andorra)

Day of Solidarity with South Lebanon (Lebanon)

Pi Day (United States of America)

Señor del Cautivo (Peru)

The Summer Day (Dita e Verës) (Albania)

White Day (Japan)

World Book Day (International)

1623  On this day in history birth of adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer   

1638  Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710) was born on this day in history.   

1681  On this day in history birth of georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar)   

1726  On this day in history birth of josef Antonin Stepan, composer   

1727  Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1755  Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history birth of thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion"   

0840  Eginhard, French nobleman/biographer (Vita Karoli Magni), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

0968  Death of Matilda of Ringelheim, German Queen (c. 895) on this day in history.   

1272  On this day in history re Enzo, Italian poet/son of Emp Frederik II von Hohenstaufen, dies   

1298  Petrus Johannis Olivi, South France theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1457  Death of Jingtai Emperor of China (b. 1428) on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history charles I, Duke of Savoy, dies at 21   

1559  Death of Jacques d'Auchy, Walloon baptist merchant, executed on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history claude II, of Lotharingen, duke of Aumale/murdered adm Coligny, dies