Historical Events In March - 07

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

1660  On this day in history isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni   

1663  On March - 07 theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens   

1663  On March - 07 tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer   

1682  Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke on March - 07.   

1693  Clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69) on March - 07.   

1696  On this day in history english King Willem III departs Netherlands   

1700  William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation on March - 07.   

1707  On March - 07 stephen Hopkins, (Gov-RI) signed Decl of Ind   

1719  On this day in history michel-Philippe Isabeau starts to build Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. The fortress takes 25 years to build.   

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

1724  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Pope (1721-24), dies at 68 on March - 07.   

1727  On March - 07 jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia   

1731  Jean-Louis Laruette, composer on this day in history.   

1737  On March - 07 guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79   

1748  On March - 07 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 March - 07 sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)   

1765  On this day in history admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1769  Josef Alois Ladurner, composer on March - 07.   

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

1771  Samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada on this day in history.   

1773  Tommaso Marchesi, composer on March - 07.   

1774  British close port of Boston to all commerce on this day in history.   

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

1778  Captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay on March - 07.   

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 March - 07.   

1785  On this day in history alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

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  On March - 07 birth of publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211)   

1481  Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On March - 07 birth of johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent)   

1556  Guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621) was born on March - 07.   

1574  John Wilbye, composer was born on March - 07.   

1602  On this day in history birth of kano Tanju, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  On this day in history birth of georg Neumark, composer   

1659  On this day in history birth of henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas)   

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

0203  On this day in history death of perpetua and Felicitas, Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  Death of Saint Eubulus, Christian martyr on this day in history.   

0851  On March - 07 death of nominoe, Duke of Brittany   

1111  On March - 07 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  Gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78 on this day in history.