Births on March 21

Francis Lewis

Born on March 21, 1713

Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)

Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York to the Continental Congress.

References

Francis Lewis

Choose Another Date

Events on 1713

1 Mar

Tuscarora War
The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
11 Apr

Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
19 Apr

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).

Births on March 21

Francis Lewis

Born on March 21, 1713

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1713

Tuscarora War

Queen Anne's War

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713