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Historical Events in March 1859

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  • Mar 1 Present seal of San Francisco adopted (its 2nd)
  • Mar 2 21st Grand National: Chris Green aboard 7/1 Half Caste wins by only a short neck from Jean Du Quesne
  • Mar 18 Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform

Faust

Mar 19 Charles Gounod's opera "Faust" premieres at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, France

Opera Composer Charles Gounod
  • Mar 21 Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh
  • Mar 21 Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated
  • Mar 26 1st supposed sighting of Vulcan, a planet thought to orbit inside Mercury; it doesn't exist

Brahms' Serenade for Orchestra

Mar 28 1st performance of Johannes Brahms' 1st Serenade for orchestra

Composer and Conductor Johannes Brahms



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