Page 5: Historical Events In March - 09

1918  Marguerite Chapman, Chatham NY, actress (Spy Smasher, Flight to Mars)   

1918  [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53.   

1920  Carl Betz, Pitts, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show).   

1922  Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape," premieres in NYC   

1922  Herbert P Douglas Jr, Pitts, long jumper (Olympic-bronze-1948).   

1923  Amsterdam taxi strike ended   

1923  James Buckley, (Sen-R-NY)   

1924  Italy annexes Fiume   

1924  South Slavia aproves Italy's annexation of Fiume (Rijeka)   

1924  Konstantin Iliev, composer   

1925  Pink's War, the inaugural RAF operation conducted independently of the Army or Navy, begins   

1926  Bertha Landes elected inaugural woman mayor of Seattle   

1926  Bertha Landes elected 1st woman mayor of Seattle   

1926  Celso Garrido Lecca, composer.   

1927  Hans Ludwig Schilling, composer   

1928  inaugural telephone call between Vancouver British Columbia, and London, England   

1929  Marcel Pagnol's "Marius," premieres in Paris.   

1929  Hugh Desmond Hoyte, president (Guyana, 1985-92)   

1930  Harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA).   

1931  Taina Elg, Helsinki Finland, actress (Hercules in NY, Les Girls).   

1931  Ida B Wells-Barnett, famous black, dies in Chicago at 78.   

1932  Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria.   

1932  Heere Heeresma, Dutch writer (Han de Wit goes in development aid).   

1932  Eamon De Valera is recorded as becoming President of Ireland.   

1933  Bulgarian communists Dimitrov, Popov and Vassili arrested in Berlin   

1933  Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days".   

1933  Philip Roth, American novelist is born   

1933  Lloyd Price, Kenner La, singer (Just Because)   

1934  Joyce Van Patten, Queens NY, actress (Good Guys, Don Rickles Show)   

1935  Adolf Hitler announces the creation of a new air force.   

1935  Sister Bernard Ncube, South African nun   

1936  Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player   

1937  In Western Ohio a 5.4 earthquake, the largest historical earthquake in Ohio occurred   

1938  Sydney Baynes, composer, dies at 59   

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1213  Hugh iv: Duke of burgundy, french crusader   

1454  Amerigo vespucci: Italian explorer (america)   

1564  David fabricius: Essens germany, astronomer (discoved variable star)   

1568  Aloysius "luigi" van gonzaga: Italian prince/jesuit/saint   

1629  Tsar alexis i of russia: Tsar alexis i of russia (d. 1676)   

1697  Friederike c neuber: German actress/author (allerkostbarste schatz)   

1720  Philip yorke: 2nd earl of hardwicke, english politician   

1735  August bernhard valentin herbing: Composer   

1202  Death of King sverre of norway: King sverre of norway   

1422  Jan zelivsky: Hussite priest (b. 1380)   

1440  St frances of rome: Italian nun (b. 1384)   

1566  David riccio: Italian singer/secretary of mary stuart, murdered   

1620  Aegidius albertinus: German writer (lucifer's kingdom),   

1649  Death of James hamilton: 1st duke of hamilton, scottish statesman (b. 1606)   

1661  Death of Jules "cardinal" mazarin: Chief minister of france,   

1688  Claude mellan: French engraver/cartoonist/painter,