429 Historic Events for March 17
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| 180 |
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Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58
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| 432 |
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St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave
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| 455 |
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Roman senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor
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| 461 |
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St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)
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| 659 |
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Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32
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| 1040 |
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Harold, British King (1035-40), dies
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| 1190 |
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Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England
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| 1473 |
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James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)
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| 1516 |
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Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37
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| 1521 |
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Magelhaes lands on Homohon
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| 1521 |
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Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
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| 1526 |
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French king Fran‡ois I freed from Spain
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| 1537 |
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French troops invade Flanders
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| 1565 |
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Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], theologist/physician, dies at 64
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| 1578 |
Birth |
Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)
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| 1580 |
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Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam
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| 1588 |
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Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies
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| 1605 |
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Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34
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| 1628 |
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Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian
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| 1640 |
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Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies
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| 1649 |
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Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71
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| 1653 |
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Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48
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| 1658 |
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Pro-Charles II plot in England discovered
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| 1664 |
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Georg Osterreich, composer
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| 1672 |
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England declares war on Netherlands
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