Page 4: Historical Events In March - 11

1885  Fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton   

1885  Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min (8 km/min)   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US   

1888  The "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines.   

1888  Great blizzard of '88 strikes NE US.   

1890  Vannevar Bush, developed 1st electronic analogue computer   

1892  The inaugural public basketball game (Springfield MA).   

1892  1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass).   

1892  Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II)   

1894  The inaugural Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis".   

1894  John Selby, cricketer (6 Tests for England 1877-82), dies   

1895  Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed.   

1897  A meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris leads to damage but no human injuries are reported   

1897  Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park Calif, composer (New Musical Resources)   

1897  Berthold Tours, composer, dies at 58   

1898  Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star is born   

1898  Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm).   

1899  Frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)   

1900  Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies.   

1901  Cincinnati Enquirer reports Balt mgr John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant   

1902  Josef Martin Bauer, writer   

1903  Dorothy Schiff, publisher (NY Post).   

1904  Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games   

1904  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games.   

1904  Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist.   

1905  Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1.   

1905  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1   

1906  Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer.   

1907  Eleni Gatzoyiannis, heroine (saved her kids)   

1907  Nikola Petkow, premier (Bulgaria), murdered   

1908  Laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development   

1908  Lawrence Welk, Strasburg ND, orch leader (Lawrence Welk Show)   

1908  Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83.   

1909  Ljubica Maric, composer.   

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1544  Torquato tasso: Italy, renaissance poet (aminta, apologia)   

1549  Hendrik l spieghel: Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  Henric spieghel: Dutch renaissance poet (hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac elsevier: Book publisher   

1654  Heinrich georg neuss: Composer   

1683  Giovanni veneziano: Composer   

1725  Henry benedict stuart: Pretender to the throne of great britain   

1731  Robert treat paine: Judge, signer (declaration of independence)   

0222  Varius a bassianus: Syrian emperor of rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Sophronius of jerusalem: Saint/patriarch of jerusalem,   

0859  Eulogius of cordoba: Spanish bishop and christian martyr   

1198  Death of Marie de champagne: Daughter of louis vii of france (b. 1145)   

1486  Albrecht iii achilles: Elector of brandenburg,   

1514  Donato bramante: Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Matthias flacius: Croatian protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  Emilio de' cavalieri: Italian composer