Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  On March - 10 french Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform   

1771  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe) on March - 10.   

1772  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

1776  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on March - 10.   

1780  On March - 10 juan Jose Landaeta, composer   

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)   

1789  Franklin College founded on this day in history.   

1791  John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver on March - 10.   

1791  Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on March - 10.   

1791  John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on March - 10.   

1792  On March - 10 john Stone patented the pile driver on this day.   

1792  John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 on March - 10.   

1793  On this day in history lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal   

1801  On March - 10 first census in Great Britain   

1809  William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864 on March - 10.   

1810  On this day in history john McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)   

1812  On this day in history victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice   

1813  Six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12 on March - 10.   

1818  On March - 10 george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867   

1819  On March - 10 friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies   

1822  On this day in history willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer   

1824  Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 on March - 10.   

1826  Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1830  The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created on March - 10.   

1831  The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history william Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903   

1832  On March - 10 muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79   

1839  Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

1842  On March - 10 ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif   

1844  On March - 10 pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94) on March - 10.   

1846  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on March - 10.   

1847  On this day in history the first money minted in Hawaii   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on March - 10.   

1452  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on March - 10.   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On March - 10 birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  On March - 10 birth of marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)   

1656  On this day in history birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on March - 10.   

0037  On March - 10 tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78   

0483  On March - 10 simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies   

1291  On this day in history death of arghun, Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on March - 10.   

1510  On March - 10 death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  On this day in history death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  On March - 10 thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46   

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on March - 10.