Events in History
- 597 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
- 1079 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar
- 1190 York (England) Pogrom: Jews seek refuge in Clifford's Tower, which is then besieged by a mob; about 150 people are massacred or commit suicide rather than submit to Christian baptism
- 1249 The Servite Order is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany
- 1322 The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence
- 1345 Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)
- 1517 Pope Leo X holds the last session of the Fifth Council of the Lateran, convoked to restore peace between Catholic rulers and assert the authority of Pope
- 1527 Battle of Khanua: Mughal Emperor Babur defeats Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga consolidating Mughal power
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James Madison
Matthew Flinders
Georg Ohm
Anna Atkins
Alexander S. Wiener
Jorge RamosWeddings in History
- 1661 Princess Henrietta of Orange-Nassau (16) weds Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans (20)
- 1905 Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi (30) weds Beatrice O'Brien
- 1939 Princess Fawzia of Egypt (17) marries the Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (19)
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Miguel Primo de Rivera
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Thomas E. DeweyMarch in History
Nature Blows Gunboat Diplomacy Out of the Water
The world's superpowers were prepared to use the power of their warships to control the Samoan Islands in the 1880s. But nature had other ideas.
March 15, 1889
My Lai: America's Village of Shame
American soldiers fighting in Vietnam entered the village of My Lai on this day. What followed was a massacre of civilians that shames US military history.
March 16, 1968
Assassination of King Gustav III
The masquerade costume worn by Gustav III when he was shot in the back by an assassin
March 16, 1792
Snakes Alive! It's St Patrick's Day
Today is St Patrick’s Day – an event celebrated not just in Ireland but across the world, particularly in the United States with its large Irish communities.
March 17, 1776