Events on Mar 6
- 1079Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Chajjam completes Jalali-calendar
- 1205Aken, [Philips van Zwaben], crowned Roman-Catholic German King
- 1323Treaty of Paris
- 1447Tommaso Parentucelli succeeds Pope Eugene IV as Nicolas V
- 1460Treaty of Alcacovas-Portugal gives Castile Canary Is for W Africa
- 1521Magellan discovers Guam
- 1579Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht
- 1590Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda"
- 1628Emperor Ferdinand II delegates Restitutie-edict
- 1646Joseph Jenkes, MA, receives 1st colonial machine patent
- 1664King Louis XIV and Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant
- 1665Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing
- 1714Peace of Rastatt - French Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg
- 1728Spain and England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo
- 17751st Negro Mason in US initiated, Boston
- 18081st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard
- 1810Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US
- 1816Jews are expelled from Free city of Lubeck Germany
- 1831Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point milt academy
- 1834Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor
- 18363,000 Mexicans beat 182 Texans at the Alamo, after 13 day fight
- 1855Gustave Flaubert writes goodbye to Louise Colet
- 1857Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens
- 1861Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army
- 1862Battle of Pea Ridge, AR (Elkhorn Tavern)
- 1865Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida
- 1865President Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Ball
- 1882Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself King
- 18861st US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- 18961st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
Born on Mar 6
- 1405Johan II: King of Castille
- 1459Jacob Fugger: German banker / Merchant
- 1483Francesco Guicciardini: Italian attorney / President of Romagna
- 1492Jean Luis Vives: Spanish theory / humanist / Reformer
- 1495Luigi Alamanni: Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione)
- 1616Malachias Siebenhaar: Composer
- 1619Cyrano de Bergerac: Famous nose, playwright (Voyage to the Moon)
- 1698John Alberti: Dutch theologist / philologist
- 1710Giuseppi Antonio Paganelli: Composer
- 1740Giovanni Meli: Siclian poet (Buccolica)
- 1763Jean Xavier Lefevre: Composer
- 1765Jan Kops: Dutch agronomist / vicar
- 1779Philipp Roth: Composer
- 1785Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski: Composer
- 1791Anna Claypoole Peale: Painted miniatures
- 1793Bernhard Joseph Klein: Composer
- 1812Aaron Lufkin Dennison: Father of American watchmaking
- 1820Horatio Gouverneur Wright: Major General (Union volunteers)
- 1831Friedrich C K von Bodelschwingh: German theologist (Home Mission)
- 1831Philip Henry Sheridan: Albany, New York -- Major General (Union Army)
- 1835Charles Ewing: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
- 1835Ludwik Grossman: Composer
- 1843Artur Napoleao dos Santos: Composer
- 1844Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov: Composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3 / 18)
- 1852Joseph Bayer: Composer
- 1870Oscar Straus: Vienna, Austria -- Composer (Ein Walzertraum)
- 1882Guy Kibbee: El Paso, Texas -- Actor (Big Shot)
- 1885Ring Lardner: United States -- Writer (You Know Me Al)
- 1887Henri Gagnon: Composer
- 1890Fernand Ansseau: Belgian operator / theory (Orfeo)
Died on Mar 6
- 0766Chrodegang: Church Reformer / Bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50
- 1583Zacharias Ursinus: German Theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48
- 1615Pieter Both: Dutch Admiral / 1st Governor-General (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns
- 1616Francis Beaumont: Elizabethan playwright
- 1674Johann Paul Schor: German barok painter, dies at 58
- 1720Pieter van Flowers: Flemish painter, buried at 63
- 1753Gerhardus Havingha: Composer, dies at 56
- 1754Henry Pelham: English Premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57
- 1836Davy Crockett: US pioneer (Alamo), killed in battle at 49
- 1851Alexander Aliabiev: Composer, dies at 63
- 1854Caspar GC Reinwardt: German / Dutch biologist, dies at 80
- 1867Wiktor Kazynski: Composer, dies at 54
- 1888Louisa May Alcott: US Author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55
- 1900Gottlieb Daimler: Designed 1st motorcycle, dies at 65
- 1917Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom: Premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73
- 1924Meyer E van Beem: Actor (Moittige Janus), dies at 85
- 1932John Philip Sousa: US Composer (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 77
- 1936Josef Stransky: Composer, dies at 63
- 1936Rubin Goldmark: Composer, dies at 63
- 1937Frank Vosper: Actor / writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37
- 1939[Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann: German mathematician, dies at 86
- 1941Gutzon Borglum: Sculptor (Mt Rushmore), dies at 73
- 1941John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum: Sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at 73
- 1941Leen Schijvenschuurder: Dutch February strike leader, executed
- 1945Jan Thijssen: Dutch resistance fighter, executed at Savage Farm
- 1945Rudolph Karel: Composer, dies at 64
- 1947Ludwig Weber: Composer, dies at 55
- 1950Lew Lehr: Comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54
- 1951Ivor Novello: Actor / writer (Lodger, Phantom Fiend), dies at 58
- 1954Jan Kalf: Dutch literature / art historian, dies at 80
Historical events on March 7
- 1138Conrad II von Hohenstaufen re-elected German King
- 1560Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, N Africa
- 1573Turkey and Venice signs peace treaty
- 1633Prince Frederik Henry appoints himself Viceroy of Limburg
- 1644Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies
- 1696English King Willem III departs Netherlands
- 1774British close port of Boston to all commerce
- 1778Captain James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay
- 1801Massachusetts enacts 1st state voter registration law
- 1824Meyerbeers opera "Il Crociati in Egitto, " premieres in Venice
- 18431st Catholic Governor in US, Edward Kavanagh of Maine, takes office
- 1847US General Scott occupies Vera Cruz Mexico
- 1848In Hawaii, Great Mahele (division of lands) signed
- 1850Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850
- 1851Poll tax levied on Russo-Polish Jews entering Austrian Galicia ends
- 1852Dutch telegraph traffic regulated by law
- 1854Charles Miller patents 1st US sewing machine to stitch buttonholes
- 1857Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs
- 1862Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, Day 2, Gens McCulloch and McIntosh killed
- 1870Cin Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East
- 1876Alexander Graham Bell patents telephone
- 1876Battle at Gura: Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians
- 1900Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees
- 1900Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2 games
- 1902Boers beat British troop in Tweebosch Transvaal
- 1906Finnish Senate accepts universal suffrage, except for poor
- 1908Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"
- 1911US sent 20,000 troops to Mexican border
- 1911Willis Farnsworth, Petaluma, CA, patents coin-operated locker
- 1912Roald Amundsen announces discovery of the South Pole
Born on March 7
- 1543Johan Casimir: Count of Rhine (occupied Gent)
- 1574John Wilbye: Composer
- 1602Kano Tanju: Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)
- 1621Georg Neumark: Composer
- 1659Henry Purcell: English Organist / composer (Dido & Aeneas)
- 1663Tomaso Antonio Vitali: Composer
- 1682Johan W van Ripperda: Dutch diplomat / Baron / Duke
- 1693Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico]: Pope (1758-69)
- 1707Stephen Hopkins: (Gov-Rhode Island) signed Declaration of Independence
- 1731Jean-Louis Laruette: Composer
- 1762Sebastiaan C Nederburgh: Director-General (East Indies Company)
- 1769Josef Alois Ladurner: Composer
- 1773Tommaso Marchesi: Composer
- 1785Alessandro Manzoni: Italy -- Poet / Novelist (Betrothed)
- 1797Karl Schwencke: Composer
- 1799Frantisek L Celakovsky: Czechoslovakia -- Poet (national anthem, folk song)
- 1807Franz Grave von Pocci: German poet / composer (Der Alchemist)
- 1811Christian Heinrich Hohmann: Composer
- 1813Judocus Smits: Dutch Catholic newspaper pioneer / founder (The Time)
- 1820Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman: Composer
- 1822Victor Masse: Composer
- 1827Henry DeLamar Clayton: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1889
- 1831John Bratton [Old Reliable]: US Physician / Confederate Brigadier General
- 1832Orlando Metcalfe Poe: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
- 1837Henry Draper: Virginia, United States -- Astro-spectro-photographer (Moon, Jupiter)
- 1842Anne CAI van Diest: Belgian Physician / feminist
- 1844Anthony Comstock: New Canaan, Connecticut -- Anti-vice crusader / philatelist
- 1856Matilde Serao [Tuffolina]: Italian writer (Land of Cockayne)
- 1857Julius Wagner von Jauregg: Austria -- Psychiatrist (Nobel 1927)
- 1858Nikolai Artzibushev: Composer
Died on March 7
- 0161Antoninus Pius [Titus Aurelius]: Emperor of Rome (138-61), dies at 74
- 1040Harold I: King of England (1035-40)
- 1111Bohemund I of Tarente: French ruler of Antioch
- 1274Thomas Aquinas: Italian thelogian / saint, dies at 48
- 1305Gwijde van Dampierre: Count of Flanders / Count of Namur, dies at 78
- 1724Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti]: Pope (1721-24), dies at 68
- 1737Guido Starhemberg: Austrian Earl / Field Marshal, dies at 79
- 1750Cornelis Troost: Dutch Painter (Beslikte Zwaentje), dies at 52
- 1761Antonio Palella: Composer, dies at 68
- 1786Frantisek Benda: Composer, dies at 76
- 1802Johann Georg Witthauer: Composer, dies at 50
- 1804John Wedgwood: Founder (Royal Horticulture Society)
- 1809Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Austrian composer, dies at 73
- 1810Albertus H Wiese: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48
- 1833Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin: German author, dies at 61
- 1842Christian Theodor Weinlig: Composer, dies at 61
- 1862Ben McCulloch: US Confederate Brigadier General (KIA), dies at 50
- 1862John Baillie McIntosh: US General Major (Union Army), dies at 32
- 1862William Slack: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle
- 1907Victor Alphonse Duvernoy: Composer, dies at 64
- 1911Antonio Fogazzarro: Italian writer / Poet (Il Santo, Leila), dies at 68
- 1926Jindrich Z Albestu Kaan: Composer, dies at 73
- 1931Akseli V Gallen-Kallela: Finnish Painter / illustrator, dies at 65
- 1931Theo van Doesburg [Christian Kupper]: Painter / architect, dies at 47
- 1932Aristide Briand: 11 x Premier of France (Nobel 1926), dies at 69
- 1939Amadeo Roldan: Composer, dies at 38
- 1941Arnold Schering: German musicologist, dies at 63
- 1945Adolf Bartels: German writer / racist, dies at 82
- 1951Ali Razmara: Shah of Iran (1950-51), assassinated
- 1951Shah Ali Razmara: Of Iran, assassinated
Events on Mar 8
- 1418Jacoba van Bayern marries her cousin John IV van Brabant
- 1586Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor
- 1658Peace of Roskilde between Sweden and Denmark
- 1702England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III
- 1711Antoin de Guiscard tries English Premier Haley for murder
- 1722Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia
- 1754Marquis of Ensenada becomes Premier of Spain
- 1766Willem V (18) becomes Governor of United Provinces
- 1782Gnadenhutten Massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 indians
- 1801British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt
- 18131st concerto of Royal Philharmonic
- 1838US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes)
- 18551st train crosses 1st US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls
- 1858Opera "I Pagliacci" is produced (Naples)
- 1861St. Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies
- 1862Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal
- 1862Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched
- 1862Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads, VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown andYorktown vs. USS Cumberland, Congress andMonitor
- 1887Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes
- 1894New York passes 1st state dog license law
- 1896Volunteers of America forms (NYC)
- 1900NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)
- 1906Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games
- 1908Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids and 2 teachers
- 1908Dutch utopist Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, New York
- 1910Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris is 1st licensed female pilot
- 1913Federal League organizes with 6 teams
- 1913Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect income taxes
- 19151st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned
- 1916US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime
Born on Mar 8
- 1607Johann Rist: Composer
- 1714Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: German composer, Son of JS Bach
- 1743Bendix Friedrich Zinck: Composer
- 1748Willem V Batavus: Prince of Orange-Nassau
- 1778Friedrich August Kanne: Composer
- 1783Gottfied Wilhelm Fink: Composer
- 1783Hannah Hoes Van Buren: New York, United States -- Wife of President Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)
- 1787Karl Ferdinand von Grafe: Help create modern plastic surgery
- 1799Simon Cameron: Secretary of War (Union), died in 1889
- 1815Jean Delphin Alard: French violinist / composer
- 1825George William Martin: Composer
- 1836Matthew Calbraith Butler: Major General (Confederate Army)
- 1839James Mason Crafts: US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)
- 1840Franco Faccio: Italian composer / conductor
- 1841Oliver Wendell Holmes: Massachusetts, United States -- 59th Supreme Court Justice (1902-32)
- 1843Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom: Composer
- 1847Karl von Bach: German engineer (Maschinenelemente)
- 1853Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels: Flemish composer (Parisina)
- 1857Ruggiero Leoncavallo: Italian composer (I pagliacci / Zaza)
- 1859Kenneth Grahame: Author (Wind, Willows)
- 1859Otto Taubmann: Composer
- 1862Joseph Lee: Helped develop playgrounds
- 1865Frederick William Goudy: United States -- Printer / type designer
- 1872Paul Juon: Russian / Swiss violinist / composer
- 1876Franco Alfano: Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)
- 1879M Lichnowsky: Writer
- 1879Otto Hahn: German physicist / chemist (Nobel 44, radiothorium / actinium)
- 1883Manuel Gomez Carillo: Composer
- 1886Anton Portielje: Dutch radio host / zoo director (Artis)
- 1886Edward Kendall: Chemist, isolated cortisone (Nobel 1950)
Died on Mar 8
- 0883Albumasar [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi]: Arabic astronomer
- 1144Celestine II [Guido]: Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle
- 1403Bajezid I Jildirim: 4th Sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42
- 1638Jacob C van Neck: Admiral / Mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73
- 1640Guillaume van Messaus: Composer, dies at 50
- 1661Jules Mazarin: Italian Cardinal / Premier of France, dies at 58
- 1702John de Baen: Portrait Painter / etcher, buried at 69
- 1709William Cowper / Cooper: English anatomist, dies at about 62
- 1716Harald Vallerius: Composer, dies at 69
- 1720Georg Bronner: Composer, dies at 53
- 1724Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli: Swiss architect, dies at about 81
- 1728Gian M Crescimbeni: Italian literary / critic (Arcadia), dies at 64
- 1734Carolomannus Pachschmidt: Composer, dies at 33
- 1828Johann Anton Sulzer: Composer, dies at 75
- 1862Adrien de La Fage: Composer, dies at 56
- 1862Nat Gordon: Last pirate, hanged in NYC for stealing 1, 000 slaves
- 1869Louis Hector Berlioz: French Composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65
- 1874Millard Fillmore: 13th President (1850-53), dies at 74
- 1889Jens / John Ericsson: Swed / US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85
- 1901Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg: German politician, dies at 64
- 1901Peter Benoit: Flemish Composer / conductor (High Mass), dies at 66
- 1917Ferdinand von Zeppelin: Dutch count / air pioneer, dies at 78
- 1919Auguste Tolbecque: Composer, dies at 88
- 1920Rafael Obligado: Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69
- 1923Johannes S van der Waals: Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85
- 1930William Howard Taft: 27th US President (1909-13) / Chief Justice, dies at 72
- 1931Clara Kathleen Rogers: Composer, dies at 87
- 1932Jan de Louter: Dutch lawyer / tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84
- 1936Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne: Director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52
- 1937Albert Verwey: Dutch Poet / literature Historian (Motion), dies at 71