Events on 21 March 45
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Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
Year 630
Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.
Year 1152
Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Year 1800
With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché.
Year 1801
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 30
Birthdays on 21 March 253
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Emperor Taizu of Song
b. 927 – d. 976
Emperor Taizu of Song (d. 976)
Charles I of Naples
b. 1227 – d. 1285
Charles I of Naples (b. 1226)
Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick
b. 1425 – d. 1445
Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, English nobleman (d. 1445)
Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham
b. 1501 – d. 1558
Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (d. 1558)
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
b. 1521 – d. 1553
Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
Hermann Finck
b. 1527 – d. 1558
Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (d. 1558)
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John Leveson
b. 1555 – d. 1615
John Leveson, English politician (d. 1615)
Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel
b. 1557 – d. 1630
Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (d. 1630)
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur
b. 1626 – d. 1667
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino
b. 1672 – d. 1742
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
Francis Lewis
b. 1713 – d. 1803
Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
Josef Seger
b. 1716 – d. 1782
Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
Deaths on 21 March 106
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Ælla of Northumbria
d. 867
Ælla, king of Northumbria
Osberht of Northumbria
d. 867
Osberht, king of Northumbria
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Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
d. 1034 (b. 955)
Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 955)
Richeza of Lotharingia
d. 1063 (b. 995)
Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1076 (b. 1011)
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)
Absalon
d. 1201
Absalon, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1306 (b. 1248)
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)
Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
d. 1372
Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
Nicholas of Flüe
d. 1487 (b. 1417)
Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
d. 1540
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)
Thomas Cranmer
d. 1556 (b. 1489)
Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop, theologian, and saint (d. 1556)
Odet de Coligny
d. 1571 (b. 1517)
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (d. 1571)