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March 1852 in History

Events in History

  • Mar 1 Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
  • Mar 7 Dutch telegraph traffic regulated by law

War Breaks Out Behind Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mar 20 Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published in Boston

Harriet Beecher Stowe as painted in 1853 by Alanson Fisher. Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
  • Mar 25 Friedrich Hebbel's tragedy "Agnes Bernauer" premieres in Munich
  • Mar 26 Decree regarding streets of Paris passed
  • Mar 29 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day

Birthdays in History

  • Mar 1 Theophile Delcasse, French statesman
  • Mar 5 Isabella Gregory, Irish writer/playwright (Golden Apple)
  • Mar 15 Augusta, Lady Gregory, Irish playwright, poet and patron of Yates, born in Roxborough, County Galway

Deaths in History

  • Mar 22 Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, queen consort of Denmark and Norway, dies at 84

Historical Figures

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