Historical Events In March - 12
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
0417 On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies
0538 On March - 12 witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.
0604 On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64
0641 A.D. Chinese Princess Wen Cheng goes to Tibet to marry the Tibetan ruler and the marriage becomes the basis for China's claim to sovereignty over the region on March - 12.
1000 On this day in history odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III
1054 Pope Leo IX escapes captivity & returns to Rome on this day in history.
1144 On this day in history gherardo Caccianemici elected Pope Lucius II, succeeding Callistus II
1209 On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies
1336 On March - 12 eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern
1350 Orvieto city says it will behead & burn Jewish-Christian couples on this day in history.
1365 University of Vienna founded on March - 12.
1471 Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.
1479 Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence on this day in history.
1496 On this day in history jews are expelled from Syria
1496 Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.
1507 On this day in history cesare Borgia, cardinal/soldier/politician, killed in battle at 31
1515 On this day in history caspar Othmayr, composer
1563 John Bull, composer of British natl anthem (God Save The King), dies on this day in history.
1570 On March - 12 jacob van den Eynden, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies
1572 On March - 12 luos Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os Lusíados" in Portugal
1572 On this day in history luis Vaz de Camoes publishes "Os LusÃados" in Portugal
1587 On this day in history english parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower
1594 On March - 12 company of Distant established for business on East-Indies
1597 England routes troops to Amiens on this day in history.
1609 On March - 12 bermuda becomes an English colony
1619 On this day in history dutch settlement on Java changes name to Batavia
1622 Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint on March - 12.
1628 On this day in history john Bull, English organist/composer, dies
1642 Abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand on March - 12.
1642 Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand on March - 12.
1648 Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 on March - 12.
1664 First naturalization act in American colonies on this day in history.
1664 On March - 12 new Jersey becomes a British colony
1664 On this day in history 1st naturalization act in American colonies
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