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 this day in history.   

1771  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe) on this day in history.   

1772  On March - 10 friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

1776  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on March - 10.   

1780  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on March - 10.   

1787  On March - 10 william Etty, English painter (nudes)   

1788  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild) on March - 10.   

1789  Franklin College founded on this day in history.   

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

1791  On March - 10 pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy   

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

1792  John Stone patented the pile driver on this day on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history 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  On March - 10 first census in Great Britain   

1809  On March - 10 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  On March - 10 victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice   

1813  On this day in history 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 March - 10.   

1819  Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on March - 10.   

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  On March - 10 johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56   

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 March - 10.   

1832  On March - 10 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 March - 10.   

1842  Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif on this day in history.   

1844  On March - 10 pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  On March - 10 alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)   

1846  On March - 10 edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

1847  The first money minted in Hawaii on March - 10.   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on this day in history.   

1452  On March - 10 birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  On March - 10 birth of ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on March - 10.   

1628  Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on March - 10.   

1698  On March - 10 birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on March - 10.   

0483  On March - 10 simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies   

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.   

1391  On March - 10 death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  On March - 10 death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  Death of John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443) on March - 10.   

1546  On this day in history 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)