Historical Events In March - 12

1877  Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1878  Gemma Galgani, Italian saint on this day in history.   

1880  House Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory) on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 12 andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.   

1881  On this day in history daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee)   

1883  Judge Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies   

1884  Mississippi establishes first US state college for women on this day in history.   

1884  Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women on March - 12.   

1885  Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer on this day in history.   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in northeast US (400 die) on this day in history.   

1888  On March - 12 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die)   

1888  On this day in history hall Johnson, composer   

1888  On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76   

1889  Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated on March - 12.   

1889  On March - 12 ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists   

1889  On March - 12 start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth   

1889  On March - 12 battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  On this day in history philip Guedalla, historian   

1889  On March - 12 yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle   

1890  A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour on this day in history.   

1891  On March - 12 michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist   

1894  Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday on March - 12.   

1896  The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on March - 12.   

1896  1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

1896  Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great on March - 12.   

1897  Vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)   

1900  On this day in history president Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  On this day in history president Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  David Croll, QC senator on March - 12.   

1901  On March - 12 ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)   

1902  John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL on March - 12.   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on March - 12.   

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  On March - 12 birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on March - 12.   

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies