Page 5: Historical Events In March - 12

1904  On March - 12 andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund   

1904  On March - 12 the first main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)   

1904  1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport) on March - 12.   

1904  Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants) on this day in history.   

1905  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92 on March - 12.   

1906  Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast on March - 12.   

1907  At Toulon, France, the battleship Iena explodes, killing at least 118 men on March - 12.   

1907  On this day in history (Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician   

1908  On March - 12 stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games   

1908  On this day in history david Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician   

1908  Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1909  Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1910  On March - 12 stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3   

1910  Roger L Stevens, producer (Giant) on March - 12.   

1911  Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico on March - 12.   

1912  On this day in history captain Albert Berry performs first parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  On this day in history girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low   

1912  Capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history james McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh   

1913  Canberra becomes the capital of Australia when the foundation stone of the Federal Parliament building is laid on March - 12.   

1913  On March - 12 foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid   

1913  On March - 12 foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid   

1913  Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's) on this day in history.   

1913  Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61 on March - 12.   

1914  On March - 12 jan Kapr, composer   

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1915  Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter on this day in history.   

1916  French airship sinks British submarine D3 on March - 12.   

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, founded   

1917  On March - 12 russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets   

1917  On this day in history stalin, Kamenev &Muranov arrive in St Petersburg   

1917  On March - 12 googie Withers, Karachi India, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing)   

1918  James Bracken, race horse trainer on March - 12.   

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on March - 12.   

1479  On March - 12 birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)   

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

1620  On March - 12 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  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on March - 12.   

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on March - 12.   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.   

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  On March - 12 death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies