Page 3: Historical Events In March - 08

1861  St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies   

1862  Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal.   

1862  Confederate ironclad "Merrimack" launched   

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor   

1862  Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds   

1862  Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56   

1862  Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads VA: CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor   

1865  Battle of Kingston NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

1865  Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks)   

1865  Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer.   

1869  Louis Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65   

1872  Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer.   

1874  Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74.   

1876  Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)   

1879  M Lichnowsky, writer   

1883  Manuel Gomez Carillo, composer.   

1884  1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite   

1886  Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director (Artis)   

1887  Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes.   

1887  The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton.   

1887  Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes.   

1887  Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73.   

1888  Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste).   

1889  Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business).   

1889  Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85.   

1890  Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist/philosopher   

1891  Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey).   

1892  Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader/premier (1952-53)   

1894  A dog license law was enacted in the state of New York.   

1894  New York passes inaugural state dog license law.   

1894  The state of New York enacts the nation's inaugural dog-licensing law.   

1896  Volunteers of America forms (NYC).   

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen.   

1898  Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen.   

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1075  Abu 'l-kasim mahmud ibn omar al-zamachshari: Arab theologist   

1286  John iii: Duke of brittany   

1293  Beatrice of castile: Queen of portugal   

1495  Juan de dios: Port/sp saint/founder (brothers of mercy)   

1495  John of god: Portuguese-born friar and saint   

1514  Amago haruhisa: Japanese samurai and warlord   

1560  Don carlo gesualdo: Italian composer   

1607  Johann rist: Composer   

0883  Albumasar: [ahmad aboe m gafar al-balkhi], arabic astronomer,   

1126  Death of Urraca of castile: Urraca of castile (b. 1082)   

1144  Death of Celestine ii: [guido], italian pope (1143-44),   

1202  Sverre of norway: Sverre of norway   

1223  Wincenty kadÅ‚ubek: Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  Bajezid i jildirim: 4th sultan of turkey (1389-1403),   

1466  Francesco sforza: Italian condottiere/duke of milan,   

1550  Juan de dios: Port/sp saint (brothers of mercy),