Events on 2 March 62
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Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off.
Year 1476
Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.
Year 1484
The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.
Year 1657
Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 3
Birthdays on 2 March 186
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Benedict of Nursia
b. 480
Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint (d. 543 or 547)
Robert II of Scotland
b. 1316 – d. 1390
Robert II of Scotland (b. 1316)
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
b. 1409 – d. 1476
Jean II, Duke of Alençon (d. 1476)
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach
b. 1432 – d. 1457
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach, countess consort of Hanau (d. 1457)
Johannes Engel
b. 1453 – d. 1512
Johannes Engel, German doctor, astronomer and astrologer (d. 1512)
Pope Adrian VI
b. 1459 – d. 1523
Pope Adrian VI (b. 1459)
Franz von Sickingen
b. 1481 – d. 1523
Franz von Sickingen, German knight (b. 1481)
Thomas Bodley
b. 1545 – d. 1613
Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (b. 1545)
George Sandys
b. 1577 – d. 1644
George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet (d. 1644)
Cornelis Speelman
b. 1628 – d. 1684
Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684)
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Carlo Gimach
b. 1651 – d. 1730
Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (d. 1730)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
b. 1705 – d. 1793
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)
Deaths on 2 March 74
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Mani (prophet)
d. 274 (b. 216)
Mani, Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism (b. 216)
Chad of Mercia
d. 672 (b. 634)
Chad of Mercia, English bishop and saint (b. 634)
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William (archbishop of Mainz)
d. 968 (b. 929)
William, archbishop of Mainz (b. 929)
Lothair of France
d. 986 (b. 941)
Lothair, king of West Francia (b.941)
Marjorie Bruce
d. 1316 (b. 1296)
Marjorie Bruce, Scottish daughter of Robert the Bruce (b. 1296)
Władysław I the Elbow-high
d. 1333 (b. 1261)
Wladyslaw I, king of Poland (b. 1261)
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
d. 1589 (b. 1520)
Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1589)
Anne of Denmark
d. 1619 (b. 1574)
Anne of Denmark (b. 1574)
Francesco Bianchini
d. 1729 (b. 1662)
Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (b. 1662)
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
d. 1755 (b. 1675)
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1755)
John Wesley
d. 1791 (b. 1703)
John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (d. 1791)
Carl Gustaf Pilo
d. 1793 (b. 1711)
Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-Danish painter and academic (b. 1711)