Historical Events In March - 06

1869  On March - 06 dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.   

1870  Oscar Straus, Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum) on March - 06.   

1882  Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history guy Kibbee, El Paso TX, actor (Big Shot)   

1885  Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, US sports writer (You Know Me Al) on March - 06.   

1886  The first US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington MA on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history uS nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, first appears, New York NY   

1886  On this day in history 1st US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington, MA   

1887  Henri Gagnon, composer on this day in history.   

1888  Author Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) dies on this day in history.   

1888  Louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55 on March - 06.   

1890  On March - 06 fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator/theory (Orfeo)   

1891  On March - 06 victor Kilian, Jersey City NJ, actor (Gentleman's Agreement)   

1893  Kathleen Smoothy, housewife (last link to Siege of SIdney Street) on March - 06.   

1895  On March - 06 england beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2   

1895  J T Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs Australia on March - 06.   

1896  In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time on March - 06.   

1896  1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" on March - 06.   

1898  Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's) on this day in history.   

1899  "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann and still going strong 100 years later on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history aspirin was patented by Felix Hoffman   

1899  "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann on March - 06.   

1900  John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian (University of London) on this day in history.   

1900  Gottlieb Daimler, designed 1st motorcycle, dies at 65 on March - 06.   

1901  In Bremen an assassin attempts to kill Wilhelm II of Germany on March - 06.   

1901  Mark Donskoy, Odessa Russia, director (Heart of a Mother) on March - 06.   

1902  Census Bureau forms on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history elizabeth Pinkston Becker, US, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  Hugh Williams, actor/writer (Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday) on this day in history.   

1906  Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands on March - 06.   

1906  On March - 06 nora Blatch becomes first woman elected to American Society of Civil Engineers   

1906  On March - 06 cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance   

1906  On this day in history bob Wills, TX, actor (Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle)   

1909  Gerhart Hauptmann's "Griselda," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

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1340  On March - 06 birth of john of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)   

1405  Johan II, King of Castille was born on this day in history.   

1405  King John II of Castile (d. 1454) was born on March - 06.   

1459  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant was born on March - 06.   

1475  Michelangelo, Italian painter (David) (d. 1564) was born on March - 06.   

1483  On March - 06 birth of francesco Guicciardini, Ital attorney/president of Romagna   

1492  Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer was born on March - 06.   

1495  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione) was born on March - 06.   

0766  On this day in history chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50   

1252  On March - 06 death of saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235)   

1490  Death of Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador on March - 06.   

1583  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1615  On March - 06 pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns   

1616  On this day in history francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)   

1627  Death of Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) on this day in history.