Page 4: Historical Events In March - 10

1888  Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Acad Award-Going My Way).   

1888  Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57.   

1891  Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching   

1891  Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP).   

1892  Arthur Oscar Honnegger, Le Havre France, composer (King David)   

1892  Otto van Raised, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1884-88), dies at 69   

1893  Ivory Coast is recorded as becoming a French colony.   

1893  New Mexico State University cancels its inaugural graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before.   

1896  After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall".   

1896  In this year, Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece claims inaugural modern marathon in 3 18   

1896  Bronx acquires O'Brien Square.   

1896  Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon).   

1896  In this year, Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece claims inaugural modern marathon in 3:18.   

1897  Teodulo Mabellini, composer, dies at 79.   

1898  Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown).   

1899  Finn Hoffding, composer   

1900  Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)   

1900  Sherman Billingsley, Enid Ok, talk show host (Stork Club).   

1900  Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94.   

1901  Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, composer, dies at 38   

1902  Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri.   

1903  Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine.   

1903  Bix Biederbecke, rocker.   

1905  Japanese Army captures Mukden (Shenyang)   

1905  Rene Bernier, composer.   

1906  Coal dust explosion results in the deaths of 1060 at Courrieres France.   

1906  London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line).   

1906  1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine".   

1906  Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67.   

1907  Robert de Roos, composer.   

1908  Carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77)   

1909  Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title   

1909  Gerard Croiset, Dutch paragnost   

1910  China ends slavery   

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1415  Vasili ii of russia: Vasili ii of russia (d. 1462)   

1452  Ferdinand ii: The catholic, king of aragon/sicily (expelled jews)   

1503  Ferdinand i: German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas howard: Duke of norfolk; executed by queen elizabeth (1572)   

1628  Constantine huygens jr: Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello malpighi: Italian physician   

1656  Adolf h van rechteren: Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano maria schiassi: Composer   

0037  Tiberius claudius nero: Roman emperor (14-37),   

0483  Death of Simplicius: Italian pope (468-83),   

1291  Death of Arghun: Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko i first king of bosnia: Tvrtko i first king of bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  Death of Johann geiler von kaisersberg: Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  John de vere: 13th earl of oxford, english commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Death of Thomas elyot: English diplomat (boke named the governor),   

1584  Thomas norton: English politician and writer (b. 1532)