Mar 1 Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France Mar 5 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 13 Mar 14 Jose Zorilla's "El Zapatero y el Rey" premieres in Madrid Mar 23 Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon (daguerreotype) 1839 Historical Events by Year 1841