Historical Events Mar 7 The French army enters Rome: the birth of the Roman Republic Mar 9 Dr George Balfour becomes 1st naval surgeon in the US Navy Mar 29 Republic of Switzerland forms Events in 1798 Famous Birthdays Mar 4 John Joseph Abercrombie, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1877) Mar 13 Abigail Fillmore, American 1st lady (1850-53), born in Stillwater, New York (d. 1853) Born in 1798 Famous Deaths Mar 22 Justin Morgan, American composer and horse breeder, dies at 51 Feb 1798 History by Year Apr 1798 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists