Historical Events In March - 05

1907  On March - 05 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired   

1908  First ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica on March - 05.   

1908  On this day in history the birth of Rex Harrison, English actor   

1908  1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history rex Harrison, England, actor (My Fair Lady, Dr Doolittle)   

1909  On this day in history sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47)   

1910  On this day in history rogers Pass BC, an avalanche kills sixty-two railroad workers in the pass   

1910  Ramon Inclan's "La Farsa Infantil de la Cabeza del Dragon," premieres on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history joan Sterndale Bennett, NJ, actress (Elizabeth-Dark Shadows)   

1911  On March - 05 joseph Tomelty, actor/playwright (Bedevilled, Moby Dick, Melba)   

1912  Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks northeast of Spain, 500 die on this day in history.   

1912  Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks NE of Spain, 500 die on March - 05.   

1913  On March - 05 yulian Grigor'yevich Kreyn, composer   

1915  On this day in history world War I: The LZ 33, a zeppelin, is damaged by enemy fire and stranded south of Ostend.   

1916  On this day in history horace Ian Parrott, composer   

1917  The first jazz recording for Victor Records released on this day in history.   

1917  On March - 05 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released   

1917  Joseph Stone, lawyer on March - 05.   

1918  On this day in history moscow becomes the new capital city of Russia   

1918  Halsey S Colchester, British SAS/spy (MI6)/priest on March - 05.   

1919  On March - 05 louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in NYC   

1919  Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1920  On March - 05 delbert L Latta, (Rep-R-OH, 1959- )   

1921  Berkley Bedell, (Rep-D-IA, 1975- ) on this day in history.   

1922  On March - 05 "Nosferatu" premieres in Berlin   

1922  Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests 1952) on March - 05.   

1923  On this day in history montana & Nevada become first states to enact old age pension laws   

1923  On March - 05 1st old age pension plans in US established by Montana & Nevada   

1924  Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history king Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief   

1927  On March - 05 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property   

1927  US Marines land in China to protect American property during a civil uprising on this day in history.   

1928  Karl Zuckmayer's "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick," premieres in Berlin on March - 05.   

1931  On this day in history gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign pact   

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1133  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)   

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on March - 05.   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.   

1574  On March - 05 birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On this day in history birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  On this day in history death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1534  Death of Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on March - 05.