Historical Events In March - 10

1762  On March - 10 french Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform   

1771  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)   

1772  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

1776  On this day in history luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III   

1780  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on March - 10.   

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on this day in history.   

1788  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild) on March - 10.   

1789  On March - 10 franklin College founded   

1791  On March - 10 john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

1791  Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on March - 10.   

1791  John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on March - 10.   

1792  On March - 10 john Stone patented the pile driver on this day.   

1792  On March - 10 john Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78   

1793  On March - 10 lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal   

1801  On this day in history first census in Great Britain   

1809  On March - 10 william David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864   

1810  On March - 10 john McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)   

1812  On March - 10 victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice   

1813  Six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12 on March - 10.   

1818  On this day in history george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867   

1819  Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1824  Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 on March - 10.   

1826  On this day in history johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56   

1830  On March - 10 the KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.   

1831  On March - 10 the French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.   

1832  William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on March - 10.   

1832  On March - 10 muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79   

1839  Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on March - 10.   

1842  Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif on March - 10.   

1844  On March - 10 pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  On this day in history alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)   

1846  On this day in history edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

1847  On March - 10 the first money minted in Hawaii   

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1415  On March - 10 birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)   

1452  On March - 10 birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on March - 10.   

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on March - 10.   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on March - 10.   

0483  On this day in history simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies   

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on March - 10.   

1391  On this day in history death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on this day in history.   

1513  Death of John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443) on this day in history.   

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on March - 10.   

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on March - 10.