Page 5: Historical Events In March - 01

1875  Congress passes Civil Rights Act; invalidated by Supreme Ct, 1883.   

1876  Guernsey Cattle Club forms (Farmington Conn).   

1878  inaugural winter ascent of Aneto.   

1878  Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer   

1879  Library of Hawaii founded.   

1880  Julian Myrick, promoter of junior tennis   

1882  Ida Moore, Altoona Ks, actress (Mr Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki).   

1883  In this year, Nicholas Flood Davin publishes the inaugural issue of the Regina Leader.   

1883  Thomas Shelvin, college footballer great (Yale)   

1885  Lionel Atwill, English/US actor (Mystery of the Wax Museum)   

1886  The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham   

1886  Oskar Kokoschka, Russia/Austrian/British, painter (Erasmus Prize 1960)   

1890  The inaugural US edition of Sherlock Holmes (Study in Scarlet) published   

1890  1st US edition of Sherlock Holmes (Study in Scarlet) published.   

1890  Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Zonnestral)   

1892  Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Japan, writer (Rashomon in Kappa)   

1892  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist, dies at 60.   

1893  Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the US rank of ambassador.   

1893  Theo Frenkel, actor (Footlights, Hague's Comedy).   

1895  G B "Duke" Keats, hockey hall of famer (elected 1958).   

1896  Battle of Adua 80000 Ethiopians destroy 20000 Italians.   

1896  Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer   

1896  Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle   

1898  Through service commences over the Intercolonial Railway between Halifax and Montreal. This is achieved through a series of leases and running rights agreements with the Grand trunk Railway.   

1899  Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90   

1900  Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican sculptor, wife of PM.   

1900  Yellow fever in West Africa   

1900  Trypanosomiasis in Uganda.   

1901  Naval and military forces of the States transferred to Commonwealth control.   

1903  Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist (In a Mist)   

1904  England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia   

1904  Glenn Miller a great bandleader was born.   

1904  Glenn Miller, American bandleader is born.   

1904  England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead v Australia   

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0040  Martial: Latin poet   

1432  Isabel of coimbra: Queen of portugal   

1456  Wladyslaw jagiello: King of bohemia/hungary (1471/90-1516)   

1494  Il bacchiacca: [franceso ubertini], italian painter   

1528  Albrecht v von wittelsbach: [the generous], duke of bavaria   

1547  Rudolph goclenius: German philosopher   

1597  Jean-charles de la faille: Belgian mathematician   

1607  Giovanni francesco milanta: Composer   

0589  Death of Saint david: Patron saint of wales (b. 500)   

0965  Death of Leo viii: Italian (anti-)pope (963-65),   

0986  King lothair of france: King lothair of france (b. 941)   

1131  Stephen ii: King of hungary (1116-31),   

1233  Count thomas i of savoy: Count thomas i of savoy (b. 1178)   

1244  Death of Gruffydd ap llywelyn fawr: Son of llywelyn the great (b. 1200)   

1383  Amadeus vi: (green earl), earl of savoy,   

1510  Death of Francisco d'almeida: Viceroy of india,