Mar 2 Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. 1844) Mar 3 Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (d. 1862) Mar 12 Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian Mar 14 James Bogardus, American inventor and builder (made cast-iron buildings), born in Catskill, New York (d. 1874) Mar 16 Emperor Ninko of Japan (d. 1846) Mar 25 Paulin Paris, French scholar and historian, born in Avenay, France (d. 1881) 1799 Famous Birthdays by Year 1801