Historical Events In March - 10
Friday, 29 March 2024
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 March - 10.
1772 Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on March - 10.
1776 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1789 On March - 10 franklin College founded
1791 On March - 10 john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver
1791 Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on March - 10.
1791 John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history john Stone patented the pile driver on this day.
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 First census in Great Britain on this day in history.
1809 William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864 on this day in history.
1810 On March - 10 john McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)
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 this day in history.
1818 George Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867 on March - 10.
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 Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56 on March - 10.
1830 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer
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 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 this day in history.
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