Famous Birthdays Mar 25 Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863) Born in 1786 Famous Deaths Mar 7 FrantiĊĦek Benda, Bohemian violinist and composer, dies at 76 Mar 11 Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress, dies at 71 Mar 11 Jacobus Bellamy [Zelandus], Dutch poet, dies at 28 Mar 23 Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) Feb 1786 History by Year Apr 1786 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists