On March 1, history records 83 notable events, 161 famous births and 60 deaths, spanning the years 293 to 1633.
Events on this day include: Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor... (293); Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius Iunior, son of Emperor Licinius, are made Caesares. (317).
Notable people born on March 1 include Alfonso VII of León (1105), Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (1261), Antoninus of Florence (1389).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Felix III (492), Saint David (589), Pope Leo VIII (965).
Events on 1 March 83
See all →Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi ("Four Rulers of the World").
Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius Iunior, son of Emperor Licinius, are made Caesares.
Vetranio is asked by Constantina, sister of Constantius II, to proclaim himself Caesar.
Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. After his re-accession to the throne, his eldest son Lothair I flees to Burgundy.
The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.
Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.
Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.