What Happened In March 1849 - Historical Events 1849 March

Historical Events for March, 1849

22nd » The Austrian Empire Austrians defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara (1849) Battle of Novara.
29th » The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab region called Punjab.

2nd » Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman (d. 1930)
6th » Georg Luger, Austrian gun designer, designed the Luger pistol (d. 1923)
7th » Luther Burbank, American botanist (d. 1926)
13th » Périclès Pantazis, Greek artist (d. 1884)
17th » Charles F. Brush, American inventor, co-invented the Arc lamp (d. 1929)
19th » Alfred von Tirpitz, German admiral (d. 1930)
27th » Carlo Dossi, Italian author and diplomat (d. 1910)
28th » James Darmesteter, French historian and author (d. 1894)

5th » David Scott (painter) or David Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806)
15th » Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist (b. 1774)
17th » William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)
20th » James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English diplomat and author (b. 1780)
27th » Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th List of Governors General of Canada named Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)