What Happened in March 1698

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 6 John Alberti, Dutch theologist and philologist, born at Assen (d. 1762)
  • Mar 10 Gaetano Maria Schiassi, Italian violinist and composer (Christmas Symphony), born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1754)
  • Mar 26 Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist, born in Helvíkovice, Bohemia (d. 1765)

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 14 Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman, dies at 75