Page 5: Historical Events In March - 12

1904  On this day in history andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund   

1904  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants)   

1905  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1906  Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast on this day in history.   

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

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

1908  Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games on this day in history.   

1908  On March - 12 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 March - 12.   

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

1910  Roger L Stevens, producer (Giant) on this day in history.   

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  On March - 12 capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane   

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

1913  On this day in history canberra becomes the capital of Australia when the foundation stone of the Federal Parliament building is laid.   

1913  Foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid   

1913  Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's) on March - 12.   

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

1914  On this day in history jan Kapr, composer   

1914  On this day in history george Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67   

1915  Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter on March - 12.   

1916  French airship sinks British submarine D3 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history m v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39   

1917  Izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, founded on March - 12.   

1917  Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets on March - 12.   

1917  Stalin, Kamenev &Muranov arrive in St Petersburg on March - 12.   

1917  Googie Withers, Karachi India, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing) on March - 12.   

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

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1270  On March - 12 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  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

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

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

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

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on March - 12.   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

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