Historical Events In March - 10

1884  Stuart Holmes, Chicago IL, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history heavyweight Boxing champion John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds   

1888  1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Psyche" on March - 10.   

1888  Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Acad Award-Going My Way) on this day in history.   

1888  On March - 10 ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57   

1891  Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching on this day in history.   

1891  Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP) on this day in history.   

1892  Arthur Oscar Honnegger, Le Havre France, composer (King David) on March - 10.   

1892  On this day in history otto van Raised, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1884-88), dies at 69   

1893  Ivory Coast becomes a French colony on this day in history.   

1893  New Mexico State University cancels its first graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed &killed the night before on March - 10.   

1896  After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" on this day in history.   

1896  On March - 10 charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18   

1896  On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square   

1896  Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18   

1897  Teodulo Mabellini, composer, dies at 79 on March - 10.   

1898  Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history finn Hoffding, composer   

1900  Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army) on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 10 sherman Billingsley, Enid Ok, talk show host (Stork Club)   

1900  On March - 10 johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94   

1901  Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer, dies at 38 on March - 10.   

1902  On this day in history earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri   

1903  On this day in history harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine   

1903  On March - 10 bix Biederbecke, rocker   

1905  Japanese Army captures Mukden (Shenyang) on March - 10.   

1905  Rene Bernier, composer on March - 10.   

1906  Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France on this day in history.   

1906  On March - 10 london Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)   

1906  On this day in history 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine"   

1906  Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history robert de Roos, composer   

1908  Carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77) on this day in history.   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on this day in history.   

1452  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on March - 10.   

1628  Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on March - 10.   

1698  On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on this day in history.   

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on March - 10.   

1513  On this day in history death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1584  On March - 10 death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)