March 14 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1782  Thomas Hart Benton, (rep), "Old Bullion"   

1794  Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin   

1794  Eli Whitney patents cotton gin.   

1795  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer   

1800  Luigi Chiaramonti crowned Pope Pius VII.   

1800  James Bogardus, US inventor/builder (made cast-iron buildings).   

1801  Christian Friedrich Penzel, composer, dies at 63   

1803  F G Klopstock, writer.   

1803  Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet, dies at 78   

1804  Johann Strauss, Austrian composer is born.   

1804  Johann Strauss, the Elder, Viennese violinist/comp (Radetzky March)   

1808  Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1811  August Henry Fitzroy, English premier (1768-70), dies at 75   

1812  Congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812.   

1815  Josephine Lang, composer.   

1816  Montgomery Dent Corse, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895.   

1820  Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78).   

1821  African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (New York)   

1821  African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (NY).   

1821  Jens Worsaae, Denmark, archaeologist.   

1823  Roswell Sabine Ripley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887.   

1826  General Congress of South American States assembles at Panama   

1826  William Fisk Sherwin, composer   

1829  Charles Charlesworth, England, (dies at 7 of old age)   

1831  Leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer   

1833  John Sappington Marmaduke, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1835  Giovanni V Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (Mars) [or March 4].   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Australia   

1837  Charles Ammi Cutter, US librarian (Expansive classification).   

1840  Jose Zorilla's "El Zapatero y el Rey," premieres in Madrid   

1843  Boston conducts its inaugural town meeting (Faneuil Hall).   

1843  James Douglas lands at Clover Point on Vancouver Island with 15 men to build new Hudson's Bay Company Fort Camosun (later Victoria); moving HBC trade headquarters from Fort Vancouver (now in Washington State).   

1843  Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall)   

1844  King Umberto I, of Italy (1878-1900).   

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1623  Adam-nicolas gascon: Composer   

1638  Johann georg gichtel: German mystic   

1681  Georg philipp telemann: Magdeburg germany, late baroque composer   

1692  Peter musschenbroek: Dutch physician/physicist (leyden jar)   

1726  Josef antonin stepan: Composer   

1727  Johann gottlieb goldberg: Composer   

1755  Pierre-louis couperin: Composer   

1782  Thomas hart benton: (rep), "old bullion"   

0840  Death of Eginhard: French nobleman/biographer (vita karoli magni),   

0968  Matilda of ringelheim: German queen (c. 895)   

1272  Re enzo: Italian poet/son of emp frederik ii von hohenstaufen,   

1298  Petrus johannis olivi: South france theologist,   

1457  Death of Jingtai emperor of china: Jingtai emperor of china (b. 1428)   

1490  Charles i: Duke of savoy,   

1559  Death of Jacques d'auchy: Walloon baptist merchant, executed   

1573  Death of Claude ii: Of lotharingen, duke of aumale/murdered adm coligny,