Historical Events In March - 07
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1659 Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) on March - 07.
1660 Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni on this day in history.
1663 On this day in history theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens
1663 On this day in history tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer
1682 On this day in history johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke
1693 Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69) on this day in history.
1696 English King Willem III departs Netherlands on March - 07.
1700 On March - 07 william Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation
1707 On this day in history stephen Hopkins, (Gov-RI) signed Decl of Ind
1719 Michel-Philippe Isabeau starts to build Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. The fortress takes 25 years to build on this day in history.
1719 On March - 07 steven J Vennekool, Amsterdam's master builder, buried
1724 On March - 07 innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Pope (1721-24), dies at 68
1727 On this day in history jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
1731 Jean-Louis Laruette, composer on March - 07.
1737 Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1748 On March - 07 french troops conquer Maastricht
1750 Cornelis Troost, Dutch painter (Beslikte Zwaentje), dies at 52 on this day in history.
1761 On March - 07 antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68
1762 Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company) on this day in history.
1765 On this day in history admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground
1769 On this day in history josef Alois Ladurner, composer
1771 On this day in history samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast.
1771 On March - 07 samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada
1773 Tommaso Marchesi, composer on March - 07.
1774 British close port of Boston to all commerce on March - 07.
1775 On March - 07 turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria
1778 On March - 07 captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay
1778 Continental Navy frigate Randolph (32 guns) engages HMS Yarmouth (64). Randolph explodes and sinks with the loss of all but 4 men on this day in history.
1778 Capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay on March - 07.
1785 Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) on March - 07.
1786 Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1789 The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY) on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history the first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington
1792 Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on this day in history.
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