Page 3: Historical Events In March - 09

1839  Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 on this day in history.   

1841  On March - 09 uS Supreme Court rules Negroes are free (Amistad Incident)   

1842  On March - 09 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Nabucco," premieres in Milan   

1844  Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

1847  On March - 09 commodore David Connor leads successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico   

1848  On March - 09 martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer   

1849  On March - 09 carl Nikolais opera "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor," premieres   

1850  Alexandre Luigini, composer on March - 09.   

1856  On March - 09 sigma Alpha Epsilon is founded in the Johnston Mansion House on the University of Alabama   

1858  On this day in history albert Potts of Philadelphia patents the street mailbox   

1860  The first Japanese ambassador arrives in San Francisco en route to Washington DC on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history 1st Japanese ambassador arrives in SF en route to Washington   

1861  Confederate currency authorized-$50, $100, $500, $1,000 on this day in history.   

1862  First battle between ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia on this day in history.   

1862  On March - 09 "Monitor" (Union) & "Merrimack" (Rebel) battle in Hampton Roads   

1864  Ulysses S Grant is appointed commander of Union Army on this day in history.   

1865  Margaret Murray Washington, wife of Booker T/head (NACW 1896..1918) on March - 09.   

1868  On March - 09 the opera "Hamlet" premieres in Paris   

1870  On this day in history theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65   

1873  On March - 09 royal Canadian Mounted Police founded   

1874  On this day in history johann Richard Ohlsson, composer   

1875  Martin Fallas Shaw, composer on this day in history.   

1877  Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist/bio-chemist on March - 09.   

1877  Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 on March - 09.   

1881  On March - 09 enver Pasja, Turkish general/politician   

1882  False teeth patented on March - 09.   

1883  Umberto Saba, writer on March - 09.   

1887  Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history battle at Gallabat (Metema); Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV   

1889  Kansas passes first general antitrust law in US on March - 09.   

1889  On this day in history battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV   

1890  Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet foreign minister (UN) on this day in history.   

1892  David Garnett, England, novelist/editor (Lady into Fox) on March - 09.   

1893  Congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs on this day in history.   

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1213  Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271) was born on March - 09.   

1285  Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1454  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America) was born on March - 09.   

1564  David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star) was born on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history birth of aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint   

1629  Tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1697  Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1202  Death of King Sverre of Norway on March - 09.   

1422  On this day in history death of jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380)   

1440  Death of St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384) on March - 09.   

1566  Death of David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59   

1649  On March - 09 death of james Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)   

1661  On March - 09 jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58   

1688  On March - 09 claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89