Page 2: Historical Events In March - 03

1768  Nicola Antonio Porpora, composer, dies at 81.   

1776  US commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas   

1791  Congress establishes US Mint   

1791  inaugural Internal Revenue Act (taxing distilled spirits and carriages).   

1791  1st internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits and carriages)   

1792  Robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63.   

1793  Ch Sealsfield, writer   

1794  inaugural performance of Joseph Haydn's 101st Symphony in D   

1794  Richard Allen founded AME Church   

1794  1st performance of Joseph Haydn's 101st Symphony in D.   

1800  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer, dies at 64   

1801  1st US Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia   

1803  The inaugural impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins   

1803  1st impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins   

1805  Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms.   

1809  Sophia Hawthorne, writer   

1811  Vissarion Belinsky, Sveaborg Finland, Russian author (Literary Review)   

1812  US Congress passes inaugural foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims).   

1812  US passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims)   

1813  Office of Surgeon General of the US army is established   

1813  Office of surgeon general of the US army forms.   

1814  Charles Kensington Salaman, composer   

1815  US declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners and demanding tribute   

1817  Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory and Mississippi   

1820  Missouri Compromise passes, allowing slavery in Missouri   

1820  Eduard Douwes Dekker, [Multatuli], Dutch writer (Max Havelaar).   

1822  Franz Adam Veichtner, composer, dies at 81   

1823  Guyla Andressy Sr, premier of Hungary (1867-71).   

1824  Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violist/composer, dies at 70.   

1828  Karl Collan, composer.   

1831  George Pullman, US designer of railway carriages is born.   

1831  George M Pullman, inventor (railway sleeping car)   

1835  Congress authorizes a US mint at New Orleans LA.   

1835  Congress authorizes a US mint at New Orleans Louisiana   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1455  King john ii of portugal: King john ii of portugal (d. 1495)   

1500  Reginald pole: English cardinal/"heretic"   

1520  Matthias flacius: Croatian protestant reformer   

1583  Edward herbert of cherbury: English military/philosopher   

1589  Gisbertus voetius: [gijsbert voet], dutch reformed theologist   

1606  Edmund waller: England, poet (penshust)   

1652  Thomas otway: England, playwright/poet (venice preserved)   

1678  Madeleine de verchères: French canadian heroine   

0561  Pelagius i: Italian pope (547-51, 556-61),   

1191  Saladin [salah ad-din]) yusuf: Sultan of egypt/syria,   

1239  Death of Vladimir iii rurikovich: Grand prince of kiev (b. 1187)   

1459  Ausias march: Catalan poet,   

1554  Johann friedrich: The generous, elector of saxony (1532-47) and head of the protestant confederation of germany (the schmalkaldic league),   

1580  Jacob hillebrand: Dutch mayor of groningen,   

1635  Philips de l'espinoy: Historian/mayor of ghent,   

1703  Robert hooke: Scientific genius,