On This Day in History for March 22
Events in History
- 238 Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor
- 752 Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)
- 871 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army
- 1349 Townspeople of Fulda, Germany massacre Jews, blaming them for the Black Death
- 1421 Battle of Baugé - French defeat English
- 1556 Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury
- 1565 Turkish Armada leaves Constantinople bound for the siege of Malta with about 193 ships
- 1594 French King Henry IV festival in Paris
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Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMarch in History
The Most Expensive Divorce in History
Beautiful and rich, Eleanor of Aquitaine had one fault according to the King of France: she had not produced a son. So on this day they were divorced.
March 21, 1152
Have You Heard The One About Johann Goethe?
With his collected works amounting to 143 volumes, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who died on this day, is considered to be one of the world’s great writers
March 22, 1832
Emerald Buddha
The Emerald Buddha of Thailand, considered the palladium of the nation and one of its most sacred sites
March 22, 1784
Tsar Goes a Step Too Far
For over 300 years Russia’s famous Romanov family possessed fabulous wealth and power, but it wasn’t enough to keep them out of reach of assassins.
March 23, 1801