Events in History Mar 27 Spain loses Menorca and Gibraltar to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht Birthdays in History Mar 15 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer who mapped the stars of the Southern Hemisphere, born in Rumigny, France (d. 1762) Mar 21 Francis Lewis, signer (Declaration of Independence) Mar 29 John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789) Deaths in History Mar 17 Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw [b. 1688) 1712 On This Day in History 1714