This day in History - March 1

504 Historic Events for March 1
293 Event Roman emperor Maximianus introduces tetrarchy
492 Event St Felix III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
492 Event St Gelasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
705 Event John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope
743 Event Slave export by Christians to heathen areas prohibited
772 Birth Po Tjiu-i, Chinese poet/governor of Hang-tsjow
918 Event Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht
965 Death Leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies
1131 Death Stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies
1260 Event Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquerors Damascus
1382 Event French Maillotin uprises against taxes
1383 Death Amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49
1420 Event Pope Martinus I calls for crusade against the hussieten
1434 Event Jacoba of Bavaria marries Frank van Borselen
1456 Birth Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)
1494 Birth Il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter
1510 Death Francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59
1528 Birth Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria
1535 Death Bernardo Accolti, [Unico Aretino], Italian writer (Virginia), dies
1562 Event Blood bath at Vassy: Gen de Guise allows 1200 huguenots murder
1565 Event Spanish occupier Estacio de S  founds Rio de Janeiro
1587 Event English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower
1591 Event Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV
1607 Birth Giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer
1610 Birth Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian