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  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)  

1772  Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on March - 10.  

1776  On this day in history luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III  

1780  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on March - 10.  

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on this day in history.  

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

1789  On March - 10 franklin College founded  

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 March - 10 john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver  

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

1792  John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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 March - 10.  

1801  On this day in history first census in Great Britain  

1809  William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864 on March - 10.  

1810  John McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U) on March - 10.  

1812  On this day in history victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice  

1813  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 on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867  

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

1822  On this day in history willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer  

1824  Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 on this day in history.  

1826  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1831  On March - 10 the French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.  

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 this day in history.  

1842  Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif on March - 10.  

1844  Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing) on March - 10.  

1845  On this day in history alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)  

1846  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on March - 10.  

1847  On this day in history the first money minted in Hawaii  

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

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

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on this day in history.  

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 March - 10.  

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

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

1698  On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer  

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

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on March - 10.  

1291  On March - 10 death of arghun, Persian ruler  

1391  On this day in history death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)  

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on this day in history.  

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

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on March - 10.