Historical Events Happened In March - 12

1681  French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.  Share it »

1685  George Berkeley, Ireland, philosopher/bishop of Cloyne on this day in history.  Share it »

1689  On this day in history former English King James II lands in Ireland  Share it »

1710  The birth of Thomas Arne, Composer of operas and 'Rule Brittania' on this day in history.  Share it »

1710  On this day in history thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)  Share it »

1734  On this day in history antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer, dies at 74  Share it »

1737  Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy on this day in history.  Share it »

1753  George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday on this day in history.  Share it »

1755  First steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine on this day in history.  Share it »

1755  1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine on this day in history.  Share it »

1755  On this day in history georges Couthon, French politician  Share it »

1758  On this day in history leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]  Share it »

1768  On this day in history carolus Antonius Fodor, composer  Share it »

1773  Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago on this day in history.  Share it »

1788  Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor on this day in history.  Share it »

1789  On this day in history uS Post Office established  Share it »

1793  On this day in history augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer  Share it »

1799  On this day in history austria declares war on France  Share it »

1800  On this day in history louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian  Share it »

1806  Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57) on this day in history.  Share it »

1808  On this day in history gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet  Share it »

1814  British troops under Wellington capture Bordeaux in France on this day in history.  Share it »

1816  David Stuart, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.  Share it »

1818  John Lorimar Worden, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1897 on this day in history.  Share it »

1821  John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92) on this day in history.  Share it »

1823  On this day in history william Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  Share it »

1824  On this day in history gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)  Share it »

1824  On this day in history heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48  Share it »

1826  Robert Lowry, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1827  On this day in history john Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  Share it »

1830  William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.  Share it »

1831  On this day in history clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)  Share it »

1831  Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  Share it »

1832  On this day in history the ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris.  Share it »

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)  Share it »

1336  On this day in history birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern  Share it »

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence  Share it »

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer  Share it »

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)  Share it »

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)  Share it »

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0417  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64  Share it »

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)  Share it »

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)  Share it »

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)  Share it »

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies  Share it »