Events in History Mar 3 Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms Birthdays in History Mar 3 Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861) Mar 16 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. 1861) Deaths in History Mar 4 Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79 Mar 14 Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Russian general (b. 1753) 1804 Pure History by Year 1806 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists