What Happened In March 1857 In History

Historical Events for March, 1857

• 3rd » Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
• 6th » The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the 'Dred Scott v. Sandford' case.
• 21st » An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1857

• 7th » Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
• 13th » B. H. Roberts, English-American historian and politician (d. 1933)
• 15th » Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1925)
• 16th » Charles Harding Firth, English historian and academic (d. 1936)
• 21st » Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
• 22nd » Paul Doumer, French politician, 14th President of France (d. 1932)
• 27th » Karl Pearson, English mathematician (d. 1936)
• 30th » Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (d. 1926)

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