597 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king

1527 Battle of Khanua: Mughal Emperor Babur defeats Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga consolidating Mughal power

1660 English Long Parliament disbands

1792 King gustav iii of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera; he dies on March 29

1867 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in “The Lancet”

1935 Adolf Hitler orders German re-armament in violation of The Treaty of Versailles

Source: Onthisday.com