Historical Events In March - 16

1873  On this day in history hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit)   

1876  On March - 16 nelly Saunders &Rose Harland fight first female boxing match (New York)   

1876  On March - 16 nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)   

1876  On this day in history charles Halton, Wash DC, actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again)   

1877  On this day in history charles Bannerman completes first Test cricket century, 165 vs England   

1877  Charles Bannerman completes 1st Test cricket century, 165 v Eng on March - 16.   

1878  Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi on March - 16.   

1878  William Banting, English undertaker, dies on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history barnum & Bailey Circus debuts   

1881  On this day in history modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42   

1882  US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history harrison Ford, Kansas City, Missouri, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires, Vanity Fair, Love In High Gear)   

1885  On this day in history giacomo Benvenuti, composer   

1887  On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59   

1892  Caesar Vallejo, Peruvian/French poet (Los Heraldos Negros) on March - 16.   

1893  On March - 16 isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger)   

1894  Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1896  Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" on this day in history.   

1896  Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) on March - 16.   

1897  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Devil's Foot" (BG)   

1898  On this day in history aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23   

1900  Discovery of the ancient city of Knossos on the island of Crete on this day in history.   

1900  Samuel Benfield Steele 1849-1919 commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, embarks troops for South Africa; the regiment consists of 537 mounted troops recruited in Manitoba, BC and the NWT on March - 16.   

1900  Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus on this day in history.   

1900  AL meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an AL team will be in on March - 16.   

1902  On March - 16 lucie Rie, potter   

1903  On March - 16 mike Mansfield, (Sen-D-Mont) majority whip   

1903  Roy Bean, American jurist on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history clive Morton, London England, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker)   

1906  Kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.   

1906  Francisco Ayala, writer on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history first first-class cricket game between New South Wales &Western Australia   

1907  On March - 16 1st 1st-class cricket game between NSW & Western Australia   

1908  Robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo) on March - 16.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on March - 16.   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on March - 16.   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On March - 16 death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  On this day in history death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on this day in history.