On This Day in History
Events in History
- 1 Origin of Dionysian Incarnation of the Word
- 31 1st Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus
- 421 Friday at 12 PM - city of Venice founded
- 708 Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1150 Tichborne family of Hampshire England start tradition of giving gallon of flour to residents to keep deathbed promise
- 1199 Richard I, Lion Heart, King o f England, is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leads to his death on April 6
- 1306 Robert the Bruce crowned Robert I, King of Scots, having killed his rival John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
- 1409 Council of Pisa opens - elects Antipope Alexander V
A. J. P. Taylor
Jack Ruby
Gloria Steinem
Robert Frost
Tennessee Williams
William WestmorelandWeddings in History
- 1734 William IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau marries princess Anne of Great Britain, eldest daughter of King George II at St. James' Palace
- 1795 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Jenkinson (25) weds daughter of the Earl of Bristol Lady Louisa Hervey at Wimbledon
- 1961 Playwright Samuel Beckett (54) weds Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil on a secret civil ceremony in England
Frederic Mistral
Faisal of Saudia Arabia
James Hutton
Walt Whitman
Cecil RhodesHistory Articles in March
John Manningham Notes the Passing of Queen Elizabeth I
John Manningham was an English lawyer and diarist who wrote this especially moving entry on the passing of Queen Elizabeth I.
March 24, 1603
Murder Most Foul in Olde England
Few murders were so horrific as the one that came to light on this day in history. And few punishments so grisly as that which befell Catherine Hayes.
March 26, 1726
Albert's Monumental Legacy
Architect George Gilbert Scott, who designed the Albert Memorial in honour of Queen Victoria's beloved husband, Prince Albert died on this day.
March 27, 1878
Gucci Chief Falls Prey to the Black Widow
The world of design and fashion was shocked when Maurizio Gucci was shot dead in 1995. His execution would lead to an even greater sensation three years later.
March 27, 1995