Page 8: Historical Events In March - 07

1939  Germany and Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.   

1939  Glamour magazine begins publishing.   

1939  Guy Lombardo and Royal Canadians inaugural record "Auld Lang Syne"   

1939  Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians record their signature tune, Auld Lang Syne, for Decca Records; Lombardo born in London, Ontario.   

1939  Amadeo Roldan, composer, dies at 38   

1940  The Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165000 people in 1.6 square miles   

1940  Winston Churchill is recorded as becoming PM of Britain   

1940  Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home   

1941  3rd largest snowfall in New York NY history (18.1")   

1941  50000 British soldiers land in Greece but do not stay long   

1941  British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)   

1941  British troops invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia).   

1941  Cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid.   

1941  Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA.   

1941  3rd largest snowfall in NYC history (18.1").   

1941  Arnold Schering, German musicologist, dies at 63   

1942  15 Mk-VB Spitfires reach Malta   

1942  Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion   

1942  Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed.   

1942  The inaugural cadets graduated from flying school at Tuskegee   

1943  British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia.   

1943  Dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps   

1943  General-Major Patton arrives in Djebel Kouif Tunisia.   

1943  Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched   

1943  Navy representatives witnessed landing trials of the XR-4 helicopter aboard the merchant tanker Bunker.   

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia.   

1943  US inaugural Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia   

1943  Gen-major Patton arrives in Djebel Kouif Tunisia.   

1944  German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

1944  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed.   

1944  Japans begins offensive in Burma   

1945  Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League   

1945  Cologne taken by allied armies   

1945  Formal undertaking of complete German surrender   

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0189  Publius septimius geta: Roman emperor   

1481  Baldassare peruzzi: Italian architect and painter   

1543  Johan casimir: Count of rhine (occupied gent)   

1556  Guillaume du vair: French writer   

1574  John wilbye: Composer   

1602  Kano tanju: Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  Georg neumark: Composer   

1659  Henry purcell: English organist/composer (dido & aeneas)   

0161  Death of Antoninus pius: [titus aurelius], emperor of rome (138-61),   

0203  Perpetua and felicitas: Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  Saint eubulus: Christian martyr   

0851  Death of Nominoe: Duke of brittany   

1111  Bohemund i of tarente: French ruler of antioch,   

1226  Death of William de longespee: 3rd earl of salisbury, english military leader   

1274  Death of Thomas aquinas: Italian thelogian/saint,   

1305  Gwijde van dampierre: Count of flanders/count of namur,