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

1772  On this day in history 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  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on March - 10.   

1788  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild) on this day in history.   

1789  Franklin College founded on March - 10.   

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

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

1791  John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on this day in history.   

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

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 March - 10.   

1801  On this day in history first census in Great Britain   

1809  William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

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 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 March - 10.   

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

1819  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies   

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

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

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

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

1832  On March - 10 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  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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)   

1452  Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews) was born on this day in history.   

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

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on March - 10.   

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

0483  On this day in history simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies   

1291  On this day in history death of arghun, Persian ruler   

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

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  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on March - 10.   

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on this day in history.