Famous Birthdays Mar 6 Antoine-Francçois Andreossy, French General and diplomat (d. 1828) Mar 23 Jan Willem de Winter, Dutch admiral (commanded Dutch navy in Battle at Campertown), born in Kampen, Dutch Republic (d. 1812) Born in 1761 Famous Deaths Mar 7 Antonio Palella, Italian composer and harpsichordist, dies at 68 Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, Swiss composer, dies at 72 Feb 1761 History by Year Apr 1761 What Happened in 1761 Third Battle of PanipatJanuary 14, 1761 Why an American Bought London BridgeJune 7, 1761