Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform on March - 10.   

1771  On March - 10 georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)   

1772  Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on this day in history.   

1776  On March - 10 luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III   

1780  On March - 10 juan Jose Landaeta, composer   

1787  On this day in history william Etty, English painter (nudes)   

1788  On March - 10 joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)   

1789  On this day in history franklin College founded   

1791  On this day in history john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

1791  Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on March - 10.   

1791  On this day in history john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver   

1792  On March - 10 john Stone patented the pile driver on this day.   

1792  On March - 10 john Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78   

1793  Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal on this day in history.   

1801  First census in Great Britain on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history william David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864   

1810  John McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U) on this day in history.   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on this day in history.   

1813  On March - 10 six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12   

1818  George Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867 on this day in history.   

1819  Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905   

1826  Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56 on March - 10.   

1830  The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created on March - 10.   

1831  The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history william Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1832  On this day in history muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79   

1839  Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif   

1844  On this day in history pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94) on this day in history.   

1846  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.   

1847  On March - 10 the first money minted in Hawaii   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on March - 10.   

1452  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on March - 10.   

1656  On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on this day in history.   

1291  On March - 10 death of arghun, Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on March - 10.   

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on March - 10.   

1513  On March - 10 death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  On March - 10 thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46   

1584  On March - 10 death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)