Historical Events
- Mar 1 US Presidential Succession Act passed
- Mar 4 Oranges introduced to Hawaii
- Mar 16 Denmark becomes the first nation to ban the transatlantic slave trade, for financial reasons. Doesn't go into effect until 1803 causing a frenzy of activity amongst slave traders who even receive financial support. An estimated 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the West Indies aboard vessels flying the Danish flag. [1]
Gustav III Assassinated
Mar 16 King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Jacob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball at the Opera; he dies on March 29
Haydn's 94th Symphony
Mar 23 Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G at the Hanover Square Rooms in London, England
- Mar 24 Benjamin West (US) becomes president of Royal Academy of London
King Gustav III Dies
Mar 29 King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera just 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
Famous Birthdays
John Herschel (1792-1871)
Mar 7 English astronomer and photographer who invented the blueprint and catalogued southern hemisphere stars, born in Slough, England
Famous Deaths
Leopold II (1747-1792)
Mar 1 Grand Duke of Tuscany (1765-90) and Holy Roman Emperor (1790-92), dies at 44
Gustav III (1746-1792)
Mar 29 King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of septicemia at 46 after being shot by an assassin thirteen days earlier
