Events in History Mar 13 27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet Birthdays in History Mar 22 Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818) Deaths in History Mar 11 John Forbes, British general (b. 1710) 1758 Pure History by Year 1760 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists