Today in History for March 1781
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Months in 1781: January February April May June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Events 1 - 4 of 4
1st - Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation
13th - Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)
15th - Battle of Guilford Court House, SC (British suffer heavy losses)
18th - Charles Messier rediscovers global cluster M92
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 7 of 7
4th - Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
11th - Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer
12th - Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
13th - Karl F Schinkel, German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel)
17th - Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies
17th - Ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849)
18th - Gustave Vogt, composer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
18th - Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (b. 1727)
