Page 5: Historical Events In March - 08

1920  Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69.   

1921  Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.   

1921  Cyd Charisse, [Tula Finklea], Amarillo Tx, dancer/actress (East Side)   

1922  Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953).   

1923  Juan M G "Wancho" Evertsz, premier of Dutch Antilles (NVP, 1973-77)   

1923  Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85   

1924  Coal mine explosion results in the deaths of 171 at Castle Gate UT.   

1924  Coal mine explosion results in the deaths of 171 at Castle Gate Utah   

1924  Sean McClory, Dublin Ireland, actor (Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur)   

1925  Darwin Horacio Vargas-Wallis, composer.   

1927  Pan American Airlines incorporates   

1927  Jaromir Podesva, composer.   

1928  Frank Michael Beyer, composer   

1929  US worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia.   

1930  Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160000 with New York Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth"   

1930  In this year, Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India   

1930  William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72   

1931  Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87.   

1932  Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer/tutor of Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84.   

1934  Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars.   

1936  The inaugural stock car race is held in Daytona Beach, Florida   

1937  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion), dies at 71.   

1939  Lenore Coffee and William Joyce Cowan's "Family Portrait," premieres   

1941  1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies).   

1941  Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67.   

1942  inaugural Japanese landings in New Guinea.   

1942  Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma.   

1942  KNIL, Dutch colonial army on Java, surrenders to Japanese armies.   

1942  Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53.   

1943  335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg   

1943  Limited gambling legalized in Mexico   

1943  Lynn Redgrave, British actress2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping is born.   

1943  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn   

1943  Lynn Redgrave, British actress is born   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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  Death of 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  Death of Sverre of norway: Sverre of norway   

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

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

1466  Death of Francesco sforza: Italian condottiere/duke of milan,   

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