On This Day

What Happened in March 1723

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 5 Princess Mary of Great Britain (d. 1773)
  • Mar 23 Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)
  • Mar 25 Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], Dutch political protester in Rotterdam, born in Rotterdam
  • Mar 31 Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66)

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 15 Johann C. Gunther, German poet, dies at 27
  • Mar 31 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey, dies at 61

Historical Figures

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