What Happened In March 1834 - Historical Events 1834 March

Historical Events for March, 1834

6th » York, Upper Canada known as York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto.
18th » Tolpuddle Martyrs known as Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.

6th » George du Maurier, French-English author and illustrator (d. 1896)
16th » James Hector, Scottish geologist (d. 1907)
17th » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (d. 1900)
20th » Charles William Eliot, American academic (d. 1926)
23rd » Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer (d. 1858)
24th » William Morris, English poet and designer (d. 1896)
24th » John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (d. 1902)
27th » Pierre Gaspard (mountaineer) called Pierre Gaspard, French mountaineer (d. 1915)