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Pope Felix III
Head of the Catholic Church from 483 to 492
Saint David
Patron saint of Wales (c. 500 – c. 589)
Rudesind
10th century Galician bishop and abbot
Stephen II of Hungary
King of Hungary from 1116 to 1131
Thomas, Count of Savoy
Count of Savoy from 1189 to 1233
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan
Emperor of Yuan China from 1311 to 1320
Pope Felix III — Head of the Catholic Church from 483 to 492, who died on March 1 492.
Saint David — Patron saint of Wales (c. 500 – c. 589), who died on March 1 589.
Rudesind — 10th century Galician bishop and abbot, who died on March 1 977.
Stephen II of Hungary — King of Hungary from 1116 to 1131, who died on March 1 1131.
Thomas, Count of Savoy — Count of Savoy from 1189 to 1233, who died on March 1 1233.
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan — Emperor of Yuan China from 1311 to 1320, who died on March 1 1320.
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79 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 1, including Pope Felix III, Saint David, Rudesind. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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67 documented historical events happened on March 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An attempt by François, Duke of Guise, to disperse a church service by Huguenots in Wassy, France, turned into a massacre, resulting in 50 dead, and starting the French Wars of Religion. On the same day, in another year: Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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