Historical Events In March - 08

0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1075  On March - 08 abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1202  On this day in history sverre of Norway   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.   

1418  Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant on this day in history.   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

1495  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.   

1586  On this day in history johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor   

1607  On this day in history johann Rist, composer   

1638  Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73 on March - 08.   

1640  On this day in history guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

1658  On March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden &Denmark   

1658  On March - 08 peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark   

1661  Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal/premier of France, dies at 58 on March - 08.   

1702  On March - 08 england's Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III   

1702  England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III on March - 08.   

1702  John de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69 on this day in history.   

1706  On this day in history vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established   

1709  William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 on March - 08.   

1711  On this day in history antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder   

1714  On this day in history carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach   

1716  Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 on March - 08.   

1720  On March - 08 georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53   

1722  On this day in history afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia   

1724  On March - 08 enrico Giovanni Zuccalli, Swiss architect, dies at about 81   

1728  Gian M Crescimbeni, Italian literary/critic (Arcadia), dies at 64 on March - 08.   

1734  On this day in history carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer, dies at 33   

1743  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer on March - 08.   

1746  Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen on this day in history.   

1748  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau on March - 08.   

1754  Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain on March - 08.   

1754  On March - 08 don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On March - 08 birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.   

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  On March - 08 celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.   

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  On this day in history bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  On March - 08 francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55