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Mar 14 1623

Adam-Nicolas Gascon composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1668)

Mar 14 1638

Johann Georg Gichtel German mystic and religious leader born in Regensburg Germany (d. 1710)

Mar 14 1681

Georg Philipp Telemann German late baroque composer born in Magdeburg Germany (d. 1767)

Mar 14 1692

Pieter Musschenbroek Dutch mathematician and physician (Leyden jar)

Mar 14 1726

Josef Antonin Stepan Bohemian composer born in Kopidlno Czech Republic (d. 1797)

Mar 14 1727

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg German composer born in Danzig (Gdask) Royal Prussia (d. 1756)

Mar 14 1755

Pierre-Louis Couperin French organist and composer (d. 1789)

Mar 14 1782

Thomas Hart Benton American politician born in Harts Mill North Carolina (d. 1858)

Mar 14 1790

Ludwig Emil Grimm German painter and engraver born in Hanau Germany (d. 1863)

Mar 14 1795

Robert Lucas Pearsall English composer born in Bristol England (d. 1856)

Mar 14 1800

James Bogardus American inventor and builder (made cast-iron buildings) born in Catskill New York (d. 1874)

Mar 14 1804

Johann Strauss the Elder Viennese violinist and composer (Radetzky March) born in Leopoldstadt Austria (d. 1849)

Mar 14 1807

Josephine of Leuchtenberg Queen of Sweden and Norway born in Milan Italy (d. 1876)

Mar 14 1808

Catharinus Putnam Buckingham American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 1888)

Mar 14 1815

Josephine Lang German composer born in Munich (d. 1880)

Mar 14 1816

Montgomery Dent Corse Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Alexandria Virginia (d. 1895)

Mar 14 1821

Jens Worsaae Danish archaeologist historian and politician born in Vejle Denmark (d. 1885)

Mar 14 1822

Teresa of the Two Sicilies Empress of Brazil (1843-89) born in Naples Two Sicilies (d. 1889)

Mar 14 1853

Ferdinand Hodler Swiss painter born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1918)

Mar 14 1823

Roswell S. Ripley Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Worthington Ohio (d. 1887)

Mar 14 1823

Thodore de Banville French writer born in Moulins France (d. 1891)

Mar 14 1826

William Fiske Sherwin American composer born in Buckland Massachusetts (d. 1888)

Mar 14 1829

Charles Charlesworth English boy who died of old age before he was 7 years old born in Straffordshire England

Mar 14 1831

Leon Leopold Lewandoski Polish composer born in Kalisz Poland (d. 1896)

Mar 14 1833

John S. Marmaduke 25th Governor of Missouri and Major General (Confederate Army) born in Saline County Missouri (d. 1887)

Mar 14 1833

Lucy Hobbs Taylor 1st US woman dentist born in Constable New York (1866)

Mar 14 1835

Giovanni Schiaparelli Italian astronomer (discovered canals of Mars) born in Savigliano Italy (d. 1910)

Mar 14 1835

Manuel Fernandez Caballero Spanish composer born in Murcia Spain (d. 1906)

Mar 14 1837

Charles Ammi Cutter American librarian (Expansive classification) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1903)

Mar 14 1844

King Umberto I of Italy (1878-1900) born in Turin Italy (d. 1900)

Mar 14 1847

Antonio de Castro Alves Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes) born in Muritiba Brazil (d. 1871)

Mar 14 1854

Paul Ehrlich German bacteriologist and physician (Chemotherapy Nobel Prize 1908) Strehlen Lower Silesia German Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1915)

Mar 14 1854

Thomas Riley Marshall 28th Vice President of U.S. (1913-21) born in North Manchester Indiana (d. 1925)

Mar 14 1369 Battle of Montiel Pedro of Castile with support from England is defeated by an alliance between the French and his half-brother Henry II

Mar 14 1489 The last Queen of Cyprus Catherine Cornaro is forced to abdicate by Venice

Mar 14 1559 Storm floods ravage Gorinchem Dordrecht & Woudrichem Netherlands

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