Page 2: Historical Events In March - 08

1777  Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.   

1778  Friedrich August Kanne, composer   

1782  Gnadenhutten Massacre Ohio militia results in the deaths of 90 Indians.   

1782  Gnadenhutten Massacre.   

1782  Gnadenhutten Massacre: Ohio militia results in the deaths of 90 Indians.   

1783  Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer.   

1787  Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery.   

1790  The French Assembly votes to continue slavery in French colonies   

1799  Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889   

1801  British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt.   

1813  inaugural concerto of Royal Philharmonic   

1813  1st concerto of Royal Philharmonic.   

1815  In Charlottetown PEI, Peter Byers, a black, sentenced to death for stealing five pounds; 2 weeks earlier his brother Sancho sentenced to hang for stealing a pound of butter and a loaf of bread   

1817  The New York Stock Exchange is founded.   

1825  George William Martin, composer   

1828  Johann Anton Sulzer, composer, dies at 75.   

1836  Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1838  US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes).   

1839  James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)   

1840  Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor.   

1841  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32).   

1843  Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer.   

1844  King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway   

1847  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente)   

1853  Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina).   

1854  US Commodore Matthew C Perry's 2nd trip to Japan.   

1854  Tom Felix Horan, cricketer (Ireland Pioneering Aust all-rounder)   

1855  A train crosses inaugural US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls.   

1855  A train passed over the inaugural railway suspension bridge -- at Niagara Falls, NY.   

1855  The Niagara Suspension Bridge opens, linking Canada and the US; the world's inaugural suspension bridge built to carry trains.   

1855  1st train crosses 1st US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls   

1859  Kenneth Grahame, Scottish Author of 'The Wind In The Willows' is born.   

1859  Kenneth Grahame, author (Wind, Willows).   

1861  St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies.   

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1075  Abu 'l-kasim mahmud ibn omar al-zamachshari: Arab theologist   

1286  John iii: Duke of brittany   

1293  Beatrice of castile: Queen of portugal   

1495  Juan de dios: Port/sp saint/founder (brothers of mercy)   

1495  John of god: Portuguese-born friar and saint   

1514  Amago haruhisa: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1560  Don carlo gesualdo: Italian composer   

1607  Johann rist: Composer   

0883  Albumasar: [ahmad aboe m gafar al-balkhi], arabic astronomer,   

1126  Death of Urraca of castile: Urraca of castile (b. 1082)   

1144  Death of Celestine ii: [guido], italian pope (1143-44),   

1202  Death of Sverre of norway: Sverre of norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty kadÅ‚ubek: Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  Bajezid i jildirim: 4th sultan of turkey (1389-1403),   

1466  Death of Francesco sforza: Italian condottiere/duke of milan,   

1550  Juan de dios: Port/sp saint (brothers of mercy),