Page 3: Historical Events In March - 10

1850  Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College   

1861  El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Segou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali   

1861  Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67.   

1862  Great Britain and France recognizes independence of Zanzibar.   

1862  US issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000).   

1864  Grant is named commander of the Union armies.   

1864  Red River campaign Louisiana.   

1864  Maximilian II Jozef, King of Bayern (1848-64), dies at 52   

1865  Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina   

1865  Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, NC   

1865  Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/writer/sport-organizer   

1865  William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confed gen-maj, dies at 48.   

1866  Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer, dies at 87.   

1867  Lillian D Wald, US, sociologist/organizer (Visiting Nurses).   

1870  Alfred Kastner, composer   

1870  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer, dies at 75   

1872  Felix Borowski, composer.   

1872  Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66   

1873  Jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German and Jew)   

1874  Purdue University (Indiana) admits its inaugural student.   

1874  Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student   

1875  Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer   

1875  Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer, dies at 84   

1876  The inaugural telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)   

1876  1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)   

1877  David M Chumaceiro, Curacao, poet   

1878  Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea).   

1880  Commissioner George Scott Railton and seven women officers of English ‘General’ William Booth’s army landed in New York on this day to officially put the Salvation Army to work in the United States.   

1880  General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria.   

1880  Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare and religious activity   

1880  Michael Jacobs, NYC, boxing promoter.   

1884  Stuart Holmes, Chicago IL, actor (Prisoner of Zenda).   

1888  Heavyweight Boxing champion John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds   

1888  1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Psyche"   

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1415  On March - 10 birth of vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)   

1452  On March - 10 birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On March - 10 birth of thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)   

1628  Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on March - 10.   

1656  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician was born on March - 10.   

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on this day in history.   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on this day in history.   

1291  On this day in history death of arghun, Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on March - 10.   

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on March - 10.   

1513  On this day in history death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1584  On March - 10 death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)