Historical Events In March - 23

1876  Muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture on March - 23.   

1878  Franz Schrecker, composer on March - 23.   

1879  On March - 23 war of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country.   

1880  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) on March - 23.   

1880  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc) on this day in history.   

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1881  On this day in history boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war   

1881  On this day in history gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

1881  On this day in history boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war   

1881  Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 23 nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45   

1882  SECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence on March - 23.   

1882  C Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria   

1884  Glauco Velasquez, composer on March - 23.   

1887  More than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW on this day in history.   

1887  The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1887  Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 23 edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record.   

1889  On this day in history president Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

1889  Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on March - 23.   

1891  On March - 23 the first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall   

1891  On this day in history catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

1895  On this day in history dane Rudhyar, composer   

1896  On this day in history umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

1898  On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

1900  Erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society) on March - 23.   

1901  Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast on March - 23.   

1901  On this day in history edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]   

1902  On this day in history philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1903  On March - 23 wright brothers obtain airplane patent   

1905  Paul Grimault, animator on this day in history.   

1906  On March - 23 george Posford, composer   

1906  Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on March - 23.   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.   

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.   

1103  On this day in history death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on March - 23.   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on March - 23.   

1548  On this day in history death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)