Historical Events In March - 12

1904  On March - 12 andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund   

1904  The first main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history 1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)   

1904  Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants) on this day in history.   

1905  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92 on March - 12.   

1906  Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast on this day in history.   

1907  At Toulon, France, the battleship Iena explodes, killing at least 118 men on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history (Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician   

1908  Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games on this day in history.   

1908  David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician on this day in history.   

1908  On March - 12 edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61   

1909  On this day in history johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34   

1910  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3   

1910  On this day in history roger L Stevens, producer (Giant)   

1911  On March - 12 gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico   

1912  On March - 12 captain Albert Berry performs first parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low on this day in history.   

1912  On March - 12 capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  On March - 12 james McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh   

1913  On this day in history canberra becomes the capital of Australia when the foundation stone of the Federal Parliament building is laid.   

1913  Foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid on March - 12.   

1913  Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid on this day in history.   

1913  Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's) on March - 12.   

1913  On this day in history joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61   

1914  On March - 12 jan Kapr, composer   

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1915  Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history french airship sinks British submarine D3   

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, founded   

1917  Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets on March - 12.   

1917  On March - 12 stalin, Kamenev &Muranov arrive in St Petersburg   

1917  Googie Withers, Karachi India, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing) on this day in history.   

1918  On March - 12 james Bracken, race horse trainer   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.   

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on this day in history.   

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

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)   

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

1620  On March - 12 birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.   

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on March - 12.   

1374  On March - 12 death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  On March - 12 death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

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