Birthdays in History Mar 4 James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, British statesman (d. 1763) Mar 7 Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1755) Mar 7 Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet (d. 1759) Deaths in History Mar 11 Jan-Erasmus Quellinus, Flemish painter, dies at 80 Mar 17 Gilbert Burnet, Scottish philosopher and Bishop of Salisbury, dies at 71 1714 Pure History by Year 1716 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists