Historical Events In March - 03
Thursday, 08 January 2026
0078 Origin of Saka Era (India) on March - 03. 

0468 On this day in history st Simplicius elected to succeed Catholic Pope Hilarius 

0493 On March - 03 ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker 

0561 Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies on this day in history. 

1191 On March - 03 saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 

1284 Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England on March - 03. 

1409 Austrian civil war ends on this day in history. 

1431 On this day in history bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV 

1459 On March - 03 ausias March, Catalan poet, dies 

1500 Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" on this day in history. 

1554 On this day in history johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 

1575 Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi on this day in history. 

1580 Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies on this day in history. 

1583 Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher on March - 03. 

1585 The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza on March - 03. 

1589 On March - 03 gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist 

1606 Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) on this day in history. 

1627 On March - 03 piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil 

1634 The first tavern in Boston opens, it is not Cheers on March - 03. 

1634 On this day in history 1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole) 

1635 On March - 03 philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies 

1638 On this day in history duke Bernard van Saksen-Weimar occupies Rheinfelden 

1652 On this day in history thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) 

1655 Montreal physician offers Canada's first medical insurance on this day in history. 

1703 On March - 03 robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London 

1705 Michael Schevenstuhl, composer on this day in history. 

1706 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history. 

1707 Aurangzeb, Emperor of India (1658-1707), dies at 88 on March - 03. 

1717 Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 on March - 03. 

1744 Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist on this day in history. 

1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness on March - 03. 

1747 Kasamir Pulaski, US general (Revolutionary War) on this day in history. 

1756 William Godwin, philosopher/political writer (Caleb Williams) on this day in history. 

1766 Gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history. 

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