This Day in History
11 Mar 1425
BC Thutmose III Pharaoh of Egypt dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).
11 Mar 1502
Ismail I founder of the Safavid dynasty crowned Shah of Persia (rules till 1524)
11 Mar 1567
Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel
11 Mar 1649
The Frondeurs (French rebels) and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil.
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