Historical Events
- Mar 3 Congress increases US Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9
Event of Interest
Mar 3 US President Andrew Jackson and Congress recognize the Republic of Texas
Andrew Jackson
Event of Interest
Mar 4 Martin Van Buren inaugurated as the 8th President of the United States
Martin Van Buren
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Ion Creanga, Romanian fairy tale author (Amintiti the Copilarie)
- Mar 1 William Dean Howells, American novelist/critic/editor (Atlantic)
- Mar 7 Henry Draper, American astronomer (Moon, Orion Nebula), born in Prince Edward County, Virginia (d. 1882)
- Mar 12 Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer
- Mar 14 Charles Ammi Cutter, American librarian (Expansive classification), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1903)
Grover Cleveland
Mar 18 Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th US President (1885-89, 1893-97), born in Caldwell, New Jersey (d. 1908)
Grover Cleveland
- Mar 19 Robert Daniel Johnston, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1919)
- Mar 23 Joseph Wieniawski, composer
- Mar 24 Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and son of Leopold I, born in Royal Castle of Laeken, Belgium (d. 1905)
- Mar 31 Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA
- Mar 31 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Mar 28 German composer Felix Mendelssohn (27) marries Cécile Jeanrenaud (20)
Felix Mendelssohn