What Happened in March 1668

Historical Events

Mar 27 English King Charles II grants Royal Charter giving control of Bombay, India to the English East India Company

Mar 19 Francesco Gasparini, Italian baroque composer (Ambleto; Missa Canonica), born in Camaiore, Republic of Lucca (d. 1727)
Mar 29 Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist (Founder of the Foundling Hospital), born in Lyme Regis, Dorset (d. 1751)