Events & Holidays In March - 19

Battle of March (Dominican Republic)

San Jos (Peru)

St. Joseph's Day (International)

St., Joseph Expression de la juridiction Legba (Haiti)

1434  Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443) was born on this day in history.   

1488  On this day in history birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)   

1503  On this day in history birth of benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)   

1589  William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On this day in history birth of georges de la Tour, French painter   

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on this day in history.   

1238  On this day in history death of duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163)   

1263  On this day in history hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies   

1279  Death of Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1286  Death of King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241) on this day in history.   

1330  Death of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1406  On this day in history death of ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  On this day in history lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70   

1623  On this day in history death of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)