Historical Events Mar 3 Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms Famous Birthdays Mar 3 Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861) Mar 5 Theodore Labarre, French composer and harpist, born in Paris, France (d. 1870) Mar 16 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. 1861) Mar 30 Adrien de La Fage, composer Famous Deaths Mar 4 Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79 Mar 14 Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Russian general (b. 1753) 1804 History by Year 1806 What Happened in 1805 Boy Wonder Conquers Theatreland March 14, 1805