Historical Events
- Mar 10 Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Pieter Valck, Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1783)
- Mar 18 Joseph Schmitt, German-Dutch composer, born in Gernsheim, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1791)
- Mar 19 Thomas McKean, American attorney and politician (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in New London, Pennsylvania (d. 1817)
Famous Weddings
- Mar 25 William IV, Dutch Prince of Orange marries Princess Anne of Great Britain, eldest daughter of King George II at St James' Palace
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