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 March - 10.   

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

1772  Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on this day in history.   

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

1780  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on this day in history.   

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on March - 10.   

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

1789  Franklin College founded on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 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 March - 10.   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on this day in history.   

1813  On March - 10 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   

1818  On March - 10 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 March - 10.   

1824  Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 on March - 10.   

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 March - 10.   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 10 ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif   

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  The first money minted in Hawaii on March - 10.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

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

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on March - 10.   

1698  On March - 10 birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  On March - 10 tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78   

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

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 March - 10.   

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