Page 3: Historical Events In March - 01

1780  Penn is recorded as becoming 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only).   

1780  Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-general of Neth Indies (1826-30).   

1781  In this year, Continental Congress formally adopts Articles of Confederation   

1781  In this year, The US Continental Congress formally adopts its Articles of Confederation   

1784  E Kidner opens the inaugural cooking school, in Great Britain.   

1784  E Kidner opens 1st cooking school, in Great Britain   

1785  Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized   

1788  Gheorghe Asachi, Romania, writer/humanist/politician   

1788  Orazio Mei, composer, dies at 56.   

1790  A US census to establish the population is authorized   

1790  Congress authorizes the inaugural US Census survey.   

1790  1st US census authorized   

1792  US Presidential Succession Act passed.   

1796  1st National Meeting in the Hague.   

1797  Juan Manuel Olivares, composer, dies at 36.   

1799  Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer   

1803  Ohio is recorded as becoming 17th state   

1804  Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer, dies at 63.   

1809  Embargo Act of 1807 repealed and Non-Intercourse Act signed   

1810  Frederic Chopin, Polish composer is born.   

1810  Frederic Chopin, Poland, composer/pianist (Concert in F Minor) [NS]   

1811  Egyptian king Muhammad Ali Pasha oversees ceremonial murder of 500.   

1811  French Civil Code of Criminal law accepted by Netherlands Mamelukes in Cairo's Citadel   

1811  Robert Christie Buchanan, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1878.   

1815  Disbanding of Lower Canada militia after War of 1812   

1815  Sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law.   

1817  Luigi Gatti, composer, dies at 77   

1820  George Davis, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1896.   

1822  Albin Francisco Schoepf, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886.   

1826  John Thomas, composer   

1826  J J Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect/archaeologist, dies at 59.   

1828  James Fleming Fagan, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1893.   

1831  Hiram Bronson Granbury, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1832  Friedrich Grutzmacher, composer.   

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0040  Martial: Latin poet   

1432  Isabel of coimbra: Queen of portugal   

1456  Wladyslaw jagiello: King of bohemia/hungary (1471/90-1516)   

1494  Il bacchiacca: [franceso ubertini], italian painter   

1528  Albrecht v von wittelsbach: [the generous], duke of bavaria   

1547  Rudolph goclenius: German philosopher   

1597  Jean-charles de la faille: Belgian mathematician   

1607  Giovanni francesco milanta: Composer   

0589  Saint david: Patron saint of wales (b. 500)   

0965  Death of Leo viii: Italian (anti-)pope (963-65),   

0986  Death of King lothair of france: King lothair of france (b. 941)   

1131  Stephen ii: King of hungary (1116-31),   

1233  Count thomas i of savoy: Count thomas i of savoy (b. 1178)   

1244  Death of Gruffydd ap llywelyn fawr: Son of llywelyn the great (b. 1200)   

1383  Amadeus vi: (green earl), earl of savoy,   

1510  Francisco d'almeida: Viceroy of india,