406 Historic Events for March 15
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| 76 |
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Hadrian, Roman Emperor (builder of Hadrian's Wall)
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| 493 |
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Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker of Italy
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| 493 |
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Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies
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| 752 |
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Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]
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| 933 |
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Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren
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| 963 |
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Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25
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| 1034 |
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Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies
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| 1360 |
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France invasion army lands on English south coast, conquers Winchel
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| 1382 |
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Conservative "Popolo Grasso" regain power in Florence Italy
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| 1391 |
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Jew hating Monk in Seville Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
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| 1493 |
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Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage
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| 1493 |
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Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France
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| 1560 |
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Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France
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| 1562 |
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General Fran‡ois de Guise enters Paris
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| 1580 |
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Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange
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| 1666 |
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Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)
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| 1672 |
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King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence
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| 1673 |
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Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter (Baroque)/poet/music/actor, dies at 57
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| 1678 |
Birth |
Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop
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| 1713 |
Birth |
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, astronomer who mapped the So Hemisphere
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| 1723 |
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Johann C Gnther, writer, dies at 27
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| 1729 |
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Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans
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| 1731 |
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Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75
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| 1733 |
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Johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized
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| 1744 |
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French King Louis XV declares war on England
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