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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016

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  • Published Mar 24, 2016 3:20 pm KST
  • Updated Mar 24, 2016 3:20 pm KST

Today is Friday, March 25, the 86th day of 2016. There are 280 days left in the year.

1133 — William the Conqueror orders first Domesday Survey of England

1306 — Robert the Bruce crowned king of Scotland

1409 — Council of Pisa opens

1571 — Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves Enngeland

1581 — Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal

584 — Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert’s patent to explore North America

1598 — Cornelis de Houtman’s fleet departs for East-Indies

1609 — Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co

1634 — Lord Baltimore founded Catholic colony of Maryland