Historical Events Mar 20 Akō incident: 46 of the 47 surviving Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death in Edo Famous Birthdays Mar 1 Dieudonne Raick, Flemish composer and organist, born in Liège (d. 1764) baptism date Mar 5 Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (d. 1768) Mar 24 Jose Francisco de Isla [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit preacher and satirist writer, born in Vidanes, Spain (d. 1781) Born in 1703 Famous Deaths Robert Hooke (1635-1703) Mar 3 English scientist (Micrographia), dies at 67 Mar 20 Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies Mar 31 Johann Christoph Bach, German harpsichordist and composer, dies at 60 Feb 1703 History by Year Apr 1703 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists
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