On March 21, history records 45 notable events, 253 famous births and 106 deaths, spanning the years 537 to 1804.
Events on this day include: 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 d... (537); Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem. (630).
Notable people born on March 21 include Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Charles I of Naples (1227), Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (1425).
Notable figures who died on this day include Ælla of Northumbria (867), Osberht of Northumbria (867), Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (1034).
Events on 21 March 45
See all →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.
Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.
Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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.
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt.
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Birthdays on 21 March 253
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Deaths on 21 March 106
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