Page 4: Historical Events In March - 02

1888  The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.   

1889  Kansas passes inaugural US antitrust   

1889  Kansas passes 1st US antitrust   

1890  Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 5 km (9:19)   

1893  The inaugural federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features   

1893  1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features   

1893  Maxime Dumoulin, composer.   

1894  Renaat Veremans, Flemish composer/conductor   

1895  Felix Bressart, Germany, actor (Ninotchka, Escape, Crossroads)   

1895  Berthe MP Morisot, French painter/aquarelliste, dies at 54.   

1896  George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg   

1896  Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians.   

1898  Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England.   

1899  Admiral George Dewey is recorded as becoming the inaugural US Admiral of the Navy   

1899  President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in US).   

1899  Pres McKinley signs bill creating Mt Rainier Natl Park (5th in US).   

1899  Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian dame.   

1900  Kurt J Weill, Dessau Germany, composer/Brecht collaborator (Mahogany).   

1901  Hawaii's inaugural telegraph company opens   

1901  Hawaii's 1st telegraph company opens.   

1901  Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber-merchant   

1902  Jimmy Collins, leaves Boston Beaneaters (NL) club to manage AL's new Boston Somersets   

1902  Edward Uhler Condon, atomic scientist (Manhattan Project)   

1903  Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York NY.   

1903  Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in NYC.   

1904  "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted.   

1904  Dr Seuss, [Theodor Geisel], children's author (Horton Hears a Who!)   

1905  Marc Blitzstein, Phila Pa, composer (Cradle Will Rock).   

1907  General Louis Botha named premier of Transvaal.   

1908  Jan Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist   

1909  Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy ask Serbia to set no territorial formally claims.   

1909  Gr Brit, France, Germ and It asks Serbia to set no territorial formally claims   

1909  Hanoch Jacoby, composer   

1910  2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington WA, 118 die   

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1316  Robert ii: The steward, king of scotland (1371-90)   

1409  John ii: French duke of alencon/co-fighter of jeanne d'arc   

1459  Adrian vi: [adriaan f boeyens], netherlands, pope (1522-23)   

1481  Franz von sickingen: German knight   

1545  Thomas bodley: England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  Ludovico spontoni: Composer   

1578  George sandys: English colonist and poet   

1705  William murray: 1st earl of mansfield, scottish judge and politician   

0855  Death of Lothair: King of the franks and holy roman emperor (b. 795)   

0986  Lotharius: King of france (954-86),   

1122  Floris ii: The fat one, count of holland,   

1127  Charles: The good, count of vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Death of Marjorie bruce: Daughter of robert i of scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  Death of Wladyslaw iv: The short one/great, duke/king of poland,   

1383  Amadeus vi: Count of savoy,   

1572  Death of Mem de sá: Portuguese governor-general of brazil