407 Historic Events for March 4
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| 1152 |
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Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king
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| 1172 |
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Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies
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| 1394 |
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Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery
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| 1461 |
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Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England
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| 1484 |
Death |
Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25
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| 1492 |
Birth |
Francesco de Layolle, composer
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| 1540 |
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Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife
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| 1570 |
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King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students
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| 1590 |
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Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda
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| 1595 |
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Robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest
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| 1611 |
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George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury
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| 1615 |
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Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies
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| 1617 |
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Arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70
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| 1621 |
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Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia
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| 1651 |
Birth |
John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)
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| 1665 |
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English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands
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| 1675 |
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John Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England
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| 1678 |
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Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)
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| 1681 |
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King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn
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| 1699 |
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Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany
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| 1719 |
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Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter
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| 1741 |
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English fleet under admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena
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| 1742 |
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Johann Heinrich Egli, composer
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| 1747 |
Birth |
Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general
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| 1754 |
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Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer
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