Historical Events In March - 05

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on March - 05.   

0363  On March - 05 roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death.   

1046  On this day in history naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.   

1179  3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on March - 05.   

1291  On this day in history sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) on March - 05.   

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

1461  On this day in history henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses   

1496  On March - 05 english King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore   

1512  On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1528  Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague on March - 05.   

1558  Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes on March - 05.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) on this day in history.   

1574  On March - 05 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 March - 05.   

1579  Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index   

1623  On March - 05 american temperance law enacted, Virginia   

1623  1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia on March - 05.   

1625  James I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1637  On March - 05 john van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)   

1644  Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73 on March - 05.   

1651  South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm on this day in history.   

1658  Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America on March - 05.   

1668  Francesco Gasparini, composer on this day in history.   

1684  On March - 05 emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz   

1696  On this day in history giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice)   

1726  Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history joseph-Francois Salomon, composer, dies at 82   

1733  On this day in history vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer   

1743  On March - 05 uS religious journal, The Christian History, first published, Boston   

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

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on this day in history.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on March - 05.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on March - 05.   

1563  On March - 05 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  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0254  On this day in history lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  On this day in history death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

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

1539  On March - 05 death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.   

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

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