Events in History Event of Interest Mar 21 King James I of England and VI of Scotland addresses English House of Commons King of Great BritainJames I and VI Birthdays in History Mar 1 Johann B. Schup [Schuppius], German poet and historian Mar 1 John Pell, English mathematician (d. 1685) Mar 4 William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) Mar 19 Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter 1609 On This Day in History 1611