Historical Events In March - 16

1909  George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1910  Barney Oldfield uses a Benz to break the existing records at Daytona Beach Road Course (131.25mph) on March - 16.  

1910  Aladar Gerevich, Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1948) on March - 16.  

1911  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4 on this day in history.  

1912  On March - 16 mrs William Howard Taft plants first cherry tree in Washington DC  

1912  On this day in history mrs William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Wash DC  

1912  On March - 16 patricia Nixon, [Thelma Catherine], Ely Nevada, 1st lady (1968-74)  

1914  On March - 16 gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55  

1915  British battle cruisers Inflexible &Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle on this day in history.  

1915  Federal Trade Commission organizes on March - 16.  

1915  The Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I on this day in history.  

1915  On March - 16 brit battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle  

1916  Canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US on March - 16.  

1916  US &Canada sign Migratory bird treaty on this day in history.  

1916  James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London on March - 16.  

1916  Lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers) on this day in history.  

1918  On March - 16 geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published  

1918  Aldo E van Eyck, Dutch architect (City Hall) on March - 16.  

1919  Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg on this day in history.  

1919  On March - 16 erno Kiraly, composer  

1919  Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1920  1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park on this day in history.  

1920  John Addison, Surrey England, composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award) on March - 16.  

1922  On March - 16 sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt  

1922  WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions on March - 16.  

1922  On this day in history geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer  

1923  On March - 16 hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna  

1923  On March - 16 george Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)  

1924  The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime on this day in history.  

1925  Yunnan, China a 7.1 earthquake caused5,000 deaths. Talifu almost completely destroyed on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history cornell Borchers, Germany, actress (Big Lift, Floodtide, Istanbul)  

1926  Robert Goddard launches first liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meter) on this day in history.  

1926  Robert Goddard launches the first oil and liquid oxygen powered rocket on March - 16.  

1926  The birth of Jerry Lewis, American comedian on this day in history.  

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)  

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 March - 16.  

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.  

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.  

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer  

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)  

1634  On this day in history birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist  

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.  

1021  On March - 16 death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III  

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

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies  

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on March - 16.  

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 March - 16.