Historical Events Voltaire leaves Prussia Mar 25 Voltaire leaves the court of Frederik II of Prussia Enlightenment Philosopher Voltaire Famous Birthdays Mar 9 Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1800) Mar 26 Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor (Royal Institution of Great Britain), born in Woburn, Massachusetts (d. 1814) Born in 1753 Famous Deaths Mar 6 Gerhardus Havingha, Dutch organist and composer, dies at 56 Mar 12 George Berkeley, Irish philosopher and bishop of Cloyne (defended idealism, Berkeley, California named after him), dies on his 68th birthday [1] Feb 1753 History by Year Apr 1753 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists
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