THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018

Today is Thursday, March 8, the 67th day of 2018. There are 298 days left in the year.

1586 — Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor

1658 — Peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark

1702 — England’s Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III

1706 — Vienna’s Wiener Stadtbank established

1711 — Antoin de Guiscard tries English premier Haley for murder

1722 — Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia

1746 — Cumberland’s troops occupy Aberdeen

1754 — Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain

1766 — Willem V (18) becomes Governor of United Provinces