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What Happened on March 7, 1785

Historical Events

Uniformitarianism

Geologist James Hutton presents his full theory of uniformitarianism at a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Famous Birthdays

  • Alessandro Manzoni, Italian poet and novelist (Betrothed), born in Milan, Duchy of Milan (d. 1873)

About March 7, 1785

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 239 years, 4 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No

Star Sign: Pisces