Historical Events
John Adams
Mar 4 John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of The United States, Thomas Jefferson 2nd Vice President
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 7 Carl Schwencke, German pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1870)
Wilhelm I (1797-1888)
Mar 22 King of Prussia (1861-88) and the 1st German Emperor (1871-88), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
- Mar 24 Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, Italian philosopher and priest (founder Institute of Charity), born in Rovereto, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1855)
- Mar 25 John Winebrenner, American clergyman (founded Church of God General Conference), born in Walkersville, Maryland (d. 1860)
- Mar 27 Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, French musketeer and writer (Moise, Chatterton), born in Loches, France (d. 1863)
Famous Weddings
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mar 29 Writer Mary Wollstonecraft marries philosopher and journalist William Godwin
Famous Deaths
James Hutton (1726-1797)
Mar 26 Scottish geologist and father of modern geology, dies at 70
- Mar 31 Betty Washington, younger sister of George Washington, dies at 63