March 17, 2012
Feast of Saint Patrick / St. Patrick's Day (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, & Lutheran; Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada, Montserrat, Great Britain, USA, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, & Switzerland)
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Prince Abdul Muntaqim of Brunei {2007} [son of Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei (son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei)]
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
180 Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.
455 Petronius Maximus, with support of the Roman Senate, becomes emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
1337 Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", Earl of Chester (son of King Edward III of England & father of the future King Richard II of England) is made Duke of Cornwall, the first duchy in England.
1805 The Italian Republic, with Emperor Napoleon I of the French as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.
1861 The Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) is proclaimed.
HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
1231 Emperor Shijo of Japan (d.1242)
1473 King James IV of Scotland, King of Scots (d.1513)
1886 Princess Victoria Patricia "Patsy" of Connaught (1886-1919), Lady Patricia Ramsay (1919-1974) (d.1974)
DEATHS
180 Emperor Marcus Aurelius of the Roman Empire
1040 King Harold I Harefoot of England
1058 King Lulach I "the Unfortunate/the Simple-minded/the Foolish" of Scotland, King of Scots, King of Alba
1272 Emperor Go-Saga of Japan
1516 Guiliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, ruler of Florence
1849 King Willem II of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Limburg
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