Historical Events Mar 9 France, Cologne & Bavaria sign alliance Famous Birthdays Mar 18 Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776) Famous Deaths Mar 10 Johann Schelle, German composer, dies at 52 Mar 15 Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer and poet, dies at 76 Mar 27 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58 Mar 28 Domenico Guidi, Italian sculptor, dies at 75 1700 History by Year 1702