Another look into what has happened on this day in the past, historical events of note, famous birthdays or any other points of interest that have occurred on this day.
On this day in 589, Saint David died, he was to become the Patron Saint of Wales and March 1st is his Saints Day.
The Unitas Fratrum was established on this day in 1457 in the village of Kunvald, on the border between Bohemia and Moravia, it is believed to be the second oldest denomination of the Protestant church.
The massacre of 23 Huguenots by Catholics in Wassy, France in 1562 marked the beginning of the French Wars of Religion.
The city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was founded on this day in 1565.
On this day in 1593, the Uppsala Synod, the most important within the Lutheran Church of Sweden was summoned to outline the exact direction the church would be taking.
Writs that had been issued in February by King Charles I of England were due on this day in 1628 that made every county in England liable for ship tax. It had previously only been paid in times of war by sea ports and this helped towards the beginning of the kings downfall and the English Civil War.
Samuel de Champlain reclaimed the role of commander of New France on this day in 1633. New France extended from what is today Newfoundland and the Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. It was five colonies of Canada, Acadia, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland or Plaisance and Louisiana. By 1803 France had sold or lost through war all its territories in North America.
Georgeana, Massachusetts, which is the location of present day York, Maine was on this day in 1642 the first city to be incorporated in the United States.
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba were on this day in 1692 brought before the local magistrate in Salem Village, Massachusetts in what became known as the Salem witch trials.
Sweden introduced the Swedish calendar on this day in 1700 and gradually attempted to merge into the Gregorian calendar. By 1712 Sweden had reverted back to the Julian calendar before finally on this day in 1753 introducing the Gregorian calendar.
On this day in 1781, the Continental Congress, a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies, adopted the Articles of Confederation, this was the first constitution of the US. The first census in the US was authorized on this day in 1790. Ohio was admitted as the 17th US state in 1803.
After his impeachment trial by the US Senate, Justice Samuel Chase was acquitted on this day in 1805.
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