Page 2: Historical Events In March - 29

1801  Britain seizes Danish and Swedish islands in West Indies   

1802  Frederic Thieme, composer, dies at 51.   

1804  Thousands of whites are massacred in Haiti following a declaration by Governor General Jean-Jacques Dessalines   

1804  Thousands of Whites massacred in Haiti.   

1806  Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the inaugural United States federal highway   

1808  Williamstown Ontario John Johnson 1742-1830 gives patent and grants 12 acres of land for Williamstown Fair; oldest continuously operating farm fair in Ontario   

1809  King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.   

1813  John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884.   

1814  Battle at Horseshoe Bend AL Andrew Jackson beats Creek-Indians.   

1814  Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians   

1814  Battle at Horseshoe Bend AL: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-Indians.   

1816  James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1817  Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet   

1819  Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well.   

1821  Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887.   

1822  Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter   

1826  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic).   

1827  20000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna   

1829  Ritta and Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia   

1831  Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniak rebel against Turkey   

1831  Amelia Barr, writer.   

1837  Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies.   

1839  Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56.   

1847  12000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico   

1847  Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66   

1848  At about 5 am, the Niagara Falls formally ends flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam on Lake Erie at the entrance to the River; only time in recorded history   

1848  Niagara Falls formally ends flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam.   

1848  Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War   

1848  John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84.   

1849  Britain formally annexes the Punjab after the defeat of the Sikhs in India.   

1849  Britain formally annexs Punjab after defeat of Sikhs in India   

1850  Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die.   

1852  Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day.   

1860  Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in NYC   

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1484  Johann spangenberg: Composer   

1519  Carlo caraffa: Italian cardinal   

1553  Vitsentzos kornaros: Greek renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)   

1561  Santorio sanctorius: Trieste italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic   

1584  Ferdinando fairfax: 2nd lord fairfax of cameron, english general   

1602  John lightfoot: English theologist/literary (horae hebraicae)   

1616  Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer   

1636  Esaias reusner: Composer   

1058  Death of Stephen ix: [frederik van lotharingen], 1st belg pope (1057-58),   

1368  Emperor go-murakami: Emperor of japan (b. 1328)   

1461  Henry percy: 3rd earl of northumberland, english politician (b. 1421)   

1546  Cardinal beaton: English archbishop of st andrews, murdered   

1578  Death of Arthur champernowne: English admiral (b. 1524)   

1625  Antonio de herrera y tordesillas: Spanish historian (b. 1549)   

1628  Tobias matthew: Archbishop of york (b. 1546)   

1629  Death of Jacob de gheyn ii: Dutch artist (b. 1565)