Events in History
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Mar 8 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the death of William III
- Mar 11 1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
- Mar 21 Queen Anne addresses English parliament
Birthdays in History
- Mar 4 Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)
Anne Bonny
Mar 8 Anne Bonny, Irish pirate (date of birth is approximate), born in Kinsale, Ireland (d. 1782)
- Mar 25 Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst, Dutch silk merchant (Teyler's Museum)
Deaths in History
- Mar 8 John de Baen, portrait painter/etcher, buried at 69
William III
Mar 8 William III, William of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-1702) and Stadtholder, dies of pneumonia at 51
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