Historical Events In March - 12

1877  On March - 12 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52   

1878  Gemma Galgani, Italian saint on March - 12.   

1880  On March - 12 house Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory)   

1881  On March - 12 andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.   

1881  On this day in history daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee)   

1883  Judge Jackson, composer on March - 12.   

1883  On March - 12 murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies   

1884  On this day in history mississippi establishes first US state college for women   

1884  Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women on March - 12.   

1885  On this day in history raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer   

1888  On this day in history 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in northeast US (400 die)   

1888  On March - 12 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die)   

1888  Hall Johnson, composer on this day in history.   

1888  On March - 12 henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76   

1889  Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists   

1889  On March - 12 start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth   

1889  On March - 12 battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  On March - 12 philip Guedalla, historian   

1889  On March - 12 yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle   

1890  On March - 12 a Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour   

1891  Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist on March - 12.   

1894  On March - 12 pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday   

1896  On March - 12 the first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

1896  On March - 12 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

1896  Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great on this day in history.   

1897  On March - 12 vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel   

1898  Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) on March - 12.   

1900  On this day in history president Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  On March - 12 president Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  David Croll, QC senator on this day in history.   

1901  Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds) on March - 12.   

1902  On March - 12 john Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL on this day in history.   

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1270  On March - 12 birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on March - 12.   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on March - 12.   

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on March - 12.   

1613  On this day in history birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On March - 12 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on March - 12.   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.   

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on this day in history.   

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies