Historical Events
- Mar 2 Congress standardizes US weights & measures
- Mar 7 The Royal Institution of Great Britain founded; dedicated to scientific research and education.
- Mar 12 Austria declares war on France
- Mar 19 Joseph Haydn's "Die Schöpfung" premieres in Vienna
- Mar 26 Napoleon captures Jaffa, Palestine
- Mar 28 New York State abolishes slavery
- Mar 29 New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state
Famous Birthdays
Anna Atkins
Mar 16 Anna Atkins, English botanist, photographer and the 1st person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images, born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1871)
- Mar 20 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (d. 1839)
- Mar 22 Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, German astronomer, cataloguer of 324,188 stars, born in Memel, Kingdom of Prussia, (d. 1875)
- Mar 22 Joseph Saxton, American inventor, watchmaker, and photographer (1st daguerrotype in US), born in Huntington, Pennsylvania (d. 1873)
- Mar 28 Karl Adolph von Basedow, German artist (Ziekte van Basedow), born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1854)
Edward Smith-Stanley
Mar 29 Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68), born in Knowsley, England (d. 1869)
