Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  On March - 10 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   

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

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

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

1780  On this day in history juan Jose Landaeta, composer   

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

1788  On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)   

1789  On this day in history franklin College founded   

1791  John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver on March - 10.   

1791  On this day in history pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy   

1791  John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on March - 10.   

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  On March - 10 lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal   

1801  On March - 10 first census in Great Britain   

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 March - 10.   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on March - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1832  On March - 10 william Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1832  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79 on March - 10.   

1839  On this day in history dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer   

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

1844  Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on March - 10.   

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

1628  On March - 10 birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  On March - 10 birth of marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)   

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

0037  On this day in history tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78   

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

1291  On March - 10 death of arghun, Persian ruler   

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

1510  On this day in history death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  On this day in history death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

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)