Historical Events
- Mar 19 Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize North American colonies
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 5 Jonas C. Dryander, Swedish botanist (d. 1810)
- Mar 5 William Shield, English violist, violinist, and composer (Master of the King's Music, 1817-29), born in Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1829)
- Mar 8 William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1806)
- Mar 10 John Playfair, Scottish clergyman, geologist and mathematician, born in Benvie, Scotland (d. 1819)
