What Happened In March 1603 In History

Historical Events for March, 1603

• 24th » James I of England known as James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England, upon the death of Elizabeth I of England or Elizabeth I.
• 24th » Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yozei, and establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo, Japan.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1603

• 18th » Simon Bradstreet, English-American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1693)
• 19th » John IV of Portugal (d. 1656)

Famous Deaths for March 1603

• 24th » Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
• 25th » Ikoma Chikamasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1526)

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