Historical Events
Articles of Confederation
Mar 1 Continental Congress officially adopts the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America after ratification by the 13th state, Maryland
Herschel Discovers Uranus
Mar 13 William Herschel sees what he thinks is a "comet" but is actually the discovery of the planet Uranus
Battle of Guilford Court House
Mar 15 Battle of Guilford Court House; British troops under Cornwallis defeat American forces but their heavy losses led to ceding of territory and a strategic loss
Messier 92 Rediscovered
Mar 18 French astronomer Charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 4 Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
- Mar 11 Anthony Philip Heinrich, America's 1st "full-time" composer, born in Schönbüchel, Bohemia (d. 1861)
- Mar 12 Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
- Mar 13 Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German architect, city planner and painter (Altes Museum, Neue Wache), born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of Brandenburg (d. 1841)
- Mar 17 Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Dutch general and politician (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1836-40), born in Alkmaar, Dutch Republic (d. 1840)
- Mar 17 Ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)
- Mar 18 Gustave Vogt, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1870)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 18 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and statesman (First Minister of State 1774-76), dies at 53
