Page 4: Historical Events In March - 11

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  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  Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch/US nuclear physicist   

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   

1910  Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs SAfr), his only Test hit wicket   

1910  Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 v SAfr), his only Test hit wicket   

1910  Robert H G Havemann, German chemist   

1911  Alan Gifford, Boston MA, actor (Time Lock, Up Periscope).   

1912  1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep   

1912  1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-min periods, formerly played in 30-min halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep.   

1912  Robert Clifford Latham, pepys Scholar.   

1913  John Jacob Weinzweig, Toronto Canada, composer (Enchanted Hill).   

1915  Karl Krolow, writer   

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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  Death of Sophronius of jerusalem: Saint/patriarch of jerusalem,   

0859  Death of Eulogius of cordoba: Spanish bishop and christian martyr   

1198  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  Death of Emilio de' cavalieri: Italian composer