Historical Events In March - 22

1752  Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history johann Georg Joseph Spangler, composer   

1758  Jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54 on March - 22.   

1765  Stamp Act passed first direct British tax on colonists on March - 22.   

1765  On this day in history stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists   

1765  On this day in history stamp Act passed: first direct British tax on colonists   

1767  Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance on this day in history.   

1771  Heinrich D Zschokke, Swiss author (Das Goldmacherdorf) on this day in history.   

1774  A collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep on this day in history.   

1775  Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament on March - 22.   

1777  John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history captain Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state we really should have claimed it!   

1778  Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state on March - 22.   

1784  On this day in history the Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.   

1790  Thomas Jefferson becomes the first US Secretary of State on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State   

1794  Congress bans US vessels from supplying slaves to other countries on March - 22.   

1796  On this day in history gaspare Gabellone, composer, dies at 68   

1797  On this day in history kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor (1871-88)   

1798  Justin Morgan, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1799  F W A Argelander, Memel E Prussia, cataloguer of 324,188 stars on March - 22.   

1803  Anthonie Waldrop, Dutch painter/lithographer on March - 22.   

1809  On this day in history charles XIII succeeds Gustav IV Adolf to the Swedish throne.   

1813  On this day in history gabriel Rene Paul, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886   

1814  Thomas Crawford, US sculptor (Babes in the Wood) on March - 22.   

1817  Braxton Bragg, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on March - 22.   

1819  On March - 22 william Wirt Adams, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1820  Stephen Decatur, killed in a duel with Com James Barron at 41 on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history gioacchino Rossini marries Isabella Colbran in Bologna   

1822  On this day in history new York Horticultural Society founded   

1822  On March - 22 ahmed Djevdet Pasha, Turkish minister of Education/Justice   

1824  On this day in history william Henry Chase Whiting, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1824  On this day in history johann Melchior Dreyer, composer, dies at 76   

1829  On this day in history the three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.   

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0841  Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (d. 885) was born on March - 22.   

1212  Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1235) was born on March - 22.   

1366  Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1399) was born on March - 22.   

1459  Maximilian I of Habsburg, German Emperor/archduke of Austria was born on March - 22.   

1503  Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583) was born on March - 22.   

1599  Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England) was born on March - 22.   

1609  John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68) was born on March - 22.   

1663  August Hermann Francke, German Protestant minister (d. 1727) was born on March - 22.   

0337  Constantine, Emperor of Rome, dies at 47 on March - 22.   

1322  On March - 22 death of thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, English politician (b. 1278)   

1418  On March - 22 death of dietrich of Nieheim, German historian   

1421  Death of Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (b. 1388) on this day in history.   

1471  George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies on March - 22.   

1544  Death of Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488) on this day in history.   

1589  On March - 22 lodovico Guicciardini, Ital historian, dies at 67   

1602  Death of Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (b. 1557) on this day in history.