Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  On this day in history 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  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe) on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

1776  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history juan Jose Landaeta, composer   

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

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

1789  Franklin College founded on March - 10.   

1791  On March - 10 john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

1791  On this day in history 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  John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1812  On March - 10 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 March - 10.   

1818  On March - 10 george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867   

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

1822  On March - 10 willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer   

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 this day in history.   

1830  The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created on this day in history.   

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

1832  William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on March - 10.   

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 March - 10.   

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

1847  The first money minted in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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1415  On March - 10 birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)   

1452  On March - 10 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 March - 10.   

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

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

1656  On March - 10 birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

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

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on March - 10.   

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  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on this day in history.