Famous Birthdays
- Mar 6 Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and optical lens manufacturer (studied Sun's spectrum, invented the spectroscope), born in Straubing, Bavaria (d. 1826)
Karl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787-1840)
Mar 8 German surgeon who helped create modern plastic surgery, born in Warsaw, Poland
Famous Weddings
Horatio Nelson
Mar 11 Naval officer Horatio Nelson (28) weds Frances Nisbet at Montpelier Estate on the island of Nevis