March 4th, a history:
852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian sources.
1193 – Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid Sultanate (b. 1137), dies
1238 – The Battle of the Sit River is fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Rus'.
1351 – Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam.
1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
1970 – French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
197X - wasabi is born