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Famous Birthdays In March - 02

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

1316 Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on this day in history.

1409 On this day in history birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc

1459 Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on this day in history.

1481 Franz von Sickingen, German knight was born on this day in history.

1545 Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.

1555 On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer

1578 On this day in history birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)

1705 On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)

1755 On this day in history birth of antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer

1759 On this day in history birth of johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer

1760 On this day in history birth of camille Desmoulins, France, journalist/pamphleteer/revolution leader

1769 On this day in history birth of deWitt Clinton, (Gov/Sen-NY)

1770 Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.

1779 On this day in history birth of joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)

1793 Sam[uel] Houston, 1st president of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) was born on this day in history.

1800 Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.

1810 On this day in history birth of leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], 256th pope (1878-1903)

1813 George Alexander Macfarren, composer was born on this day in history.

1815 On this day in history birth of antonio Buzzolla, composer

1816 On this day in history birth of alexander H. Bullock, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)

1817 Janos Arany, Hungary, epic poet (Toldi, Death of King Buda) was born on this day in history.

1820 Multatuli, writer was born on this day in history.

1824 On this day in history birth of bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Bohemian composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau)

1824 Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian theorist [NS] was born on this day in history.

1824 On this day in history birth of henry Beebee Carrington, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1912

1828 On this day in history birth of jefferson Columbus Davis, Bvt Mjr General (Union Army), died in 1879

1829 On this day in history birth of carl Schurz, Major General (Union volunteers)journalist

1836 Henry Billings Brown, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.

1838 On this day in history birth of david Duffle Wood, composer

1842 Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.

1843 On this day in history birth of princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)

1844 On this day in history birth of hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician

1849 On this day in history birth of robert Means Thompson, U.S. Naval Officer (d. 1930)

1860 Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.

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Famous Deaths In March - 02

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1122 On this day in history floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies

1127 Death of Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered on this day in history.

1316 Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on this day in history.

1333 On this day in history wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies

1383 On this day in history amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies

1572 On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil

1589 Death of Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (b. 1520) on this day in history.

1619 Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44 on this day in history.