Events in History Mar 27 Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) Birthdays in History Mar 10 Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746) Deaths in History Mar 8 William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 Mar 9 Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat, dies at 70 1708 On This Day in History 1710