Page 4: Historical Events In March - 01
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
1835 Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade). 

1837 Ion Creanga, Romanian fairy tale author (Amintiti the Copilarie). 

1838 Gabriele dell' Addolorata, [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest 

1840 Adolphe Thiers is recorded as becoming prime minister of France. 

1841 Blanche Kelso Bruce, Virginia, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881) 

1845 President Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas 

1845 The Republic of Texas is annexed to the US. 

1847 Michigan is recorded as becoming inaugural English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 

1847 Michigan is recorded as becoming 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state). 

1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, US, sculptor/designer (1907 $20 gold piece). 

1852 Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 

1852 Theophile Delcasse, French statesman 

1854 SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor and is never seen again. 

1856 Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw). 

1858 Georg Simmel, German philosopher/sociologist 

1859 Present seal of SF adopted (its 2nd). 

1859 Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61. 

1860 Suzanna Salter, 1st US female mayor/temperance leader 

1864 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents movie machine (never built). 

1864 Rebecca Lee (US) is recorded as becoming inaugural black woman to receive a medical degree. 

1864 Rebecca Lee, 1st black woman to get a medical degree. 

1865 Gerard Vissering, Dutch banker/president (Bank of Java). 

1865 Anna Paulowna Romanova, great monarch of Russia, dies at 70. 

1866 Paraguayan canoes sink 2 Brazilian ironclads on Rio Parana 

1867 Nebraska is recorded as becoming the 37th state to join the Union 

1867 Howard University, Washington DC, chartered 

1869 Postage stamps showing scenes are inaugural issued 

1869 Postage stamps showing scenes are issued for 1st time. 

1869 Alphonse MLP de Lamartine, Fr poet (History of Girondins), dies at 78. 

1870 Francisco S Lopez, Pres of Paraguay (1862-70), dies at 43. 

1871 J Milton Turner named minister to Liberia 

1872 Yellowstone is recorded as becoming world's inaugural national park 

1872 Yellowstone is recorded as becoming world's 1st national park. 

1873 E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the inaugural practical typewriter. 

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