Page 2: Historical Events In March - 07

1659  Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) on this day in history.   

1660  Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni on this day in history.   

1663  Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens on this day in history.   

1663  On March - 07 tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer   

1682  On this day in history johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke   

1693  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69) on this day in history.   

1696  English King Willem III departs Netherlands on this day in history.   

1700  On March - 07 william Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation   

1707  Stephen Hopkins, (Gov-RI) signed Decl of Ind on this day in history.   

1719  Michel-Philippe Isabeau starts to build Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. The fortress takes 25 years to build on March - 07.   

1719  On this day in history steven J Vennekool, Amsterdam's master builder, buried   

1724  On this day in history innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Pope (1721-24), dies at 68   

1727  Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia on March - 07.   

1731  On this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer   

1737  Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 on March - 07.   

1748  On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht   

1750  On March - 07 cornelis Troost, Dutch painter (Beslikte Zwaentje), dies at 52   

1761  Antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)   

1765  On March - 07 admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1769  On March - 07 josef Alois Ladurner, composer   

1771  On March - 07 samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast.   

1771  On March - 07 samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada   

1773  On this day in history tommaso Marchesi, composer   

1774  On this day in history british close port of Boston to all commerce   

1775  Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria on March - 07.   

1778  On March - 07 captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay   

1778  Continental Navy frigate Randolph (32 guns) engages HMS Yarmouth (64). Randolph explodes and sinks with the loss of all but 4 men on this day in history.   

1778  Capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay on this day in history.   

1785  Alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed) on March - 07.   

1786  Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 on March - 07.   

1789  On this day in history the first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)   

1789  The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

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0189  Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211) was born on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history birth of baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537)   

1543  Johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent) was born on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history birth of guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621)   

1574  John Wilbye, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Kano Tanju, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits) was born on March - 07.   

1621  Georg Neumark, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  On March - 07 birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

0161  On this day in history antoninus Pius, [Titus Aurelius], emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74   

0203  Death of Perpetua and Felicitas, Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209) on March - 07.   

0308  On this day in history death of saint Eubulus, Christian martyr   

0851  Death of Nominoe, Duke of Brittany on this day in history.   

1111  On this day in history bohemund I of Tarente, French ruler of Antioch, dies   

1226  Death of William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader on this day in history.   

1274  On this day in history thomas Aquinas, Italian thelogian/saint, dies at 48   

1305  On March - 07 gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78