Events in History Mar 4 Jews are expelled from Lübeck, Germany Birthdays in History Mar 23 John Bartram, naturalist and explorer, father of American botany, born near Darby, Pennsylvania (d. 1777) Deaths in History Mar 12 Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman, dies at 63 1698 Pure History by Year 1700 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists