Page 2: Historical Events In March - 07

1659  Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) on March - 07.   

1660  On March - 07 isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni   

1663  On this day in history theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens   

1663  On March - 07 tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer   

1682  Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke on March - 07.   

1693  On this day in history clement XIII, [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69)   

1696  On March - 07 english King Willem III departs Netherlands   

1700  William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation on this day in history.   

1707  On this day in history stephen Hopkins, (Gov-RI) signed Decl of Ind   

1719  Michel-Philippe Isabeau starts to build Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. The fortress takes 25 years to build on March - 07.   

1719  On this day in history steven J Vennekool, Amsterdam's master builder, buried   

1724  On March - 07 innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Pope (1721-24), dies at 68   

1727  Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia on March - 07.   

1731  On March - 07 jean-Louis Laruette, composer   

1737  Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl/fieldmarshal, dies at 79 on March - 07.   

1748  On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht   

1750  On this day in history cornelis Troost, Dutch painter (Beslikte Zwaentje), dies at 52   

1761  On this day in history antonio Palella, composer, dies at 68   

1762  On March - 07 sebastiaan C Nederburgh, director-general (East Indies Company)   

1765  Admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground on March - 07.   

1769  Josef Alois Ladurner, composer on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast.   

1771  Samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada on this day in history.   

1773  Tommaso Marchesi, composer on March - 07.   

1774  On this day in history british close port of Boston to all commerce   

1775  On March - 07 turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria   

1778  Captain James Cook sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay on this day in history.   

1778  Continental Navy frigate Randolph (32 guns) engages HMS Yarmouth (64). Randolph explodes and sinks with the loss of all but 4 men on March - 07.   

1778  On this day in history capt James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay   

1785  On March - 07 alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)   

1786  Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76 on March - 07.   

1789  The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY) on this day in history.   

1789  On March - 07 the first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington   

1792  On March - 07 captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

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0189  On March - 07 birth of publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211)   

1481  Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of johan Casimir, count of Rhine (occupied Gent)   

1556  Guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621) was born on March - 07.   

1574  On March - 07 birth of john Wilbye, composer   

1602  On March - 07 birth of kano Tanju, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  Georg Neumark, composer was born on this day in history.   

1659  Henry Purcell, English organist/composer (Dido & Aeneas) was born on this day in history.   

0161  Antoninus Pius, [Titus Aurelius], emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74 on March - 07.   

0203  On this day in history death of perpetua and Felicitas, Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  On March - 07 death of saint Eubulus, Christian martyr   

0851  Death of Nominoe, Duke of Brittany on March - 07.   

1111  Bohemund I of Tarente, French ruler of Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

1226  Death of William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader on March - 07.   

1274  On March - 07 thomas Aquinas, Italian thelogian/saint, dies at 48   

1305  On March - 07 gwijde van Dampierre, count of Flanders/count of Namur, dies at 78