Historical Events
Queen Anne
Mar 8 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the death of William III
- Mar 11 1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
- Mar 21 Queen Anne addresses English parliament
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 4 Jack Sheppard, English burglar and prison escapee known as "Honest Jack", born in White's Row, London (d. 1724)
Anne Bonny (1702-1782)
Mar 8 Irish Caribbean pirate and lover of Calico Jack [date of birth is approximate], born in Kinsale, Ireland
- Mar 25 Christian Gottlieb Ziegler, German organist, kapellmeister, and composer, born in Pulsnitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1772)
- Mar 25 Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst, Dutch silk merchant (founded Teyler's Museum), born in Haarlem, Dutch Republic (d. 1778)
- Mar 27 Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer, born in Jettingen-Scheppach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1762)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 8 Jan de Baen, Dutch portrait painter and etcher, dies at about 69 [date of burial]
William III (1650-1702)
Mar 8 William of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-1702) and Stadtholder, dies of pneumonia at 51
