Historical Events Happened In March - 02

1789  Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances on March - 02.  

1791  On March - 02 long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.  

1793  On March - 02 the birth of Sam Houston, Texan leader  

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

1793  On March - 02 carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-born artist  

1797  On this day in history horace [Horatio] Walpole, British horror writer, dies at 79  

1799  Congress standardizes US weights &measures on this day in history.  

1799  Congress standardizes US weights & measures on March - 02.  

1800  Christian Friedrich Schale, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808  

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1808  On this day in history the inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh.  

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

1813  On March - 02 george Alexander Macfarren, composer  

1815  On this day in history signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King.  

1815  On this day in history antonio Buzzolla, composer  

1817  1st Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Penn on this day in history.  

1817  On March - 02 janos Arany, Hungary, epic poet (Toldi, Death of King Buda)  

1819  Territory of Arkansas organized on March - 02.  

1819  US passed its first immigration law on March - 02.  

1820  On March - 02 multatuli, writer  

1822  On this day in history christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer, dies at 40  

1824  On March - 02 interstate commerce comes under federal control  

1824  Bedrich Friedrich Smetana, Bohemian composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau) on this day in history.  

1825  1st grand opera in US sung in English, NYC on March - 02.  

1828  On March - 02 jefferson Columbus Davis, Bvt Mjr General (Union Army), died in 1879  

1829  New England Asylum for the Blind, 1st in US, incorporated, Boston on March - 02.  

1829  Carl Schurz, Major General (Union volunteers)journalist on March - 02.  

1831  On March - 02 john Frazee becomes the first US sculptor to receive a federal commission  

1831  On this day in history john Frazee becomes 1st US sculptor to receive a federal commission  

1836  On this day in history republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico  

1836  On this day in history texas declares its independence from Mexico.  

1838  David Duffle Wood, composer on March - 02.  

1840  On March - 02 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

1842  The Grand National steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool England is won by Gaylad, ridden by Tom Olliver on this day in history.  

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on March - 02.  

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc  

1459  On March - 02 birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)  

1481  On March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight  

1545  On this day in history birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar  

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on March - 02.  

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on March - 02.  

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

0855  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on March - 02.  

0986  On this day in history lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44  

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1127  On March - 02 death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered  

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 March - 02 amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies  

1572  On March - 02 death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil