Historical Events
James–Younger Gang
Mar 2 Jesse James' gang robs bank in Savannah Missouri, 1 killed
- Mar 2 US Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico
- Mar 2 US Congress creates the Department of Education
- Mar 6 29th Grand National: John Page wins aboard Irish 16/1 shot Cortolvin; trainer Harry Lamplugh's second GN victory
- Mar 8 British North America Act is passed in the House of Commons, serves as Canada's constitution for more than 100 years
Don Carlos
Mar 11 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos" premieres in Paris
Historic Publication
Mar 16 First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in "The Lancet"
Second Reconstruction Act Passed
Mar 23 Congress passes 2nd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto
- Mar 29 British North America Act (Canadian constitution) is given Royal Assent
- Mar 29 US Congress first approves building of Lincoln Memorial
Alaska Purchase
Mar 30 The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 3 Gustav Strube, German-American conductor (Baltimore Symphony, 1916-30), composer (The Captive), and educator (Peabody Conservatory), born in Ballenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1953)
- Mar 5 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Premier of Quebec (d. 1952)
- Mar 10 Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and designer (entrances to Paris Metros), born in Lyon (d. 1942)
Lillian Wald (1867-1940)
Mar 10 American pioneering nurse and social activist who started American community nursing with the Henry Street Settlement in NYC, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mar 15 Lionel Pigot Johnson, British poet and critic (Ireland & Other Poems), born in Broadstairs, Kent (d. 1902)
- Mar 15 Will Rossiter, British-American songwriter, music publisher, and composer (as W.R. Williams), born in Wells, England (d. 1954)
- Mar 22 Meijer Linnewiel [Prof Cockadorus], Amsterdam famous street hawker, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1934)
Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957)
Mar 25 Italian cellist and conductor (La Scala, 1898-1908 & 1921-29; Metropolitan Opera, 1908-15; New York Philharmonic, 1926-36; NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1937-41 & 1944-54), born in Parma, Kingdom of Italy
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Mar 29 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cleveland Spiders, Boston Americans; most wins in MLB history 511), born in Gilmore, Ohio
Famous Deaths
- Mar 2 French-Andries Durlet, Belgian sculptor and architect, dies at 50
- Mar 6 Artemus Ward [Charles Farrar Browne], American humorist (considered to be America's first stand-up comedian), dies at 32
- Mar 16 Benjamin Hanby, composer, dies at 33
- Mar 18 Wiktor Każyński, Polish composer, dies at 54
- Mar 22 Ferdinando Giorgetti, Italian composer, dies at 70
- Mar 25 Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, German chemist (Chinoline), dies at 72
