Historical Events Mar 27 Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) Famous Birthdays Mar 1 Josef Antonin Gurecky, Czech composer, born in Přerov (d. 1769) Mar 10 Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746) Born in 1709 Famous Deaths Mar 8 William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 Mar 9 Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat, dies at 70 Feb 1709 History by Year Apr 1709 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists