What Happened in March 1761

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)

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 7 Antonio Palella, Italian composer and harpsichordist, dies at 68
  • Mar 27 Johann Ludwig Steiner, Swiss composer, dies at 72