What Happened in March 1762

Historical Events

Historic Event

Mar 10 French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspires Voltaire to begin campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform

Mar 17 1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC

Famous Birthdays

Mar 7 Sebastiaan Cornelius Nederburgh, Dutch statesman, director-general East Indies Company, responsible for Nederburgh's Charter), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1811)
Mar 24 Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Portuguese opera composer (Portogallo)
Mar 25 Francesco Giuseppe Pollini, Italian composer and pupil of Mozart, born in Ljubljana (d. 1846)