What Happened In March 1851 In History

Historical Events for March, 1851

• 11th » The first performance of 'Rigoletto' by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
• 27th » First reported sighting of the Yosemite Valley by Europeans.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1851

• 4th » Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (d. 1911)
• 15th » John Sebastian Little, American politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (d. 1916)
• 15th » William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar (d. 1939)
• 16th » Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. 1931)
• 19th » William Henry Stark, American businessman (d. 1936)
• 27th » Ruperto Chapí, Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (d. 1909)
• 28th » Bernardino Machado, Portuguese politician, 8th President of Portugal (d. 1944)

Famous Deaths for March 1851

• 4th » James Richardson (explorer of the Sahara) or James Richardson, English explorer (b. 1809)
• 9th » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist (b. 1777)
• 11th » George McDuffie, American politician, 55th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1790)

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