Page 5: Historical Events In March - 14

1916  Battle of Verdun.   

1916  Horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter   

1917  China severs diplomatic relations with Germany in World War I.   

1917  Macha Louis Rosenthal, critic/poet.   

1918  inaugural concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, San Francisco   

1918  1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF   

1918  Dennis Patrick, Phila, actor (Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals).   

1919  Luther Henderson Jr, KC Mo, orch leader (Polly Bergen Show).   

1920  Dorothy Tyler-Odam, Great Britain, high jumper (Oly-silver-36, 48)   

1921  Lis Hartel, Denmark, equestrian dressage (Olympic-silver-1952, 56).   

1922  KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions.   

1922  Colin Fletcher, author (Walking Through Time)   

1923  German Supreme Court prohibits NSDAP.   

1923  President Warren G Harding became inaugural President filing income tax report and pay taxes.   

1923  Allies accepts Vilnus taking East-Galicia in Poland.   

1925  Walter Camp, father of American football, dies at 65   

1926  A train in Costa Rica falls into the Río Virilla, killing 248 and injuring 93.   

1929  NAS Pensacola aircraft make 113 flights for flood rescue and relief.   

1931  1st theater built for rear movie projection (NYC).   

1932  George Eastman, US industrialist (Kodak-camera), suicide at 77.   

1933  Civilian Conservation Corp, begins tree conservation.   

1933  Michael Caine, British Actor is born.   

1933  Winston Churchill wants to boost air defense   

1933  Balto, husky dog who brought back the antitoxin in 1925   

1935  36-Folsom is recorded as becoming 1st line to use 1-man streetcars.   

1936  In this year, Federal Register, inaugural magazine of the US government, publishes inaugural issue.   

1936  In this year, Federal Register, 1st magazine of the US govt, publishes 1st issue.   

1937  Battle of the Century Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio   

1937  In this year, Pope Pius XI publishes anti-Nazi-encyclical Mit brennender Sorge   

1939  England draw with South Africa at Durban on the 10th day.   

1939  Nazi Germany dissolves Republic of Czechoslovakia   

1939  Robert Menzies steps down as Australia's attorney-general and deputy leader of the United Australia Party over party's refusal to adopt a national insurance scheme.   

1940  27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen TX   

1940  27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas   

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1623  Adam-nicolas gascon: Composer   

1638  Johann georg gichtel: German mystic   

1681  Georg philipp telemann: Magdeburg germany, late baroque composer   

1692  Peter musschenbroek: Dutch physician/physicist (leyden jar)   

1726  Josef antonin stepan: Composer   

1727  Johann gottlieb goldberg: Composer   

1755  Pierre-louis couperin: Composer   

1782  Thomas hart benton: (rep), "old bullion"   

0840  Death of Eginhard: French nobleman/biographer (vita karoli magni),   

0968  Matilda of ringelheim: German queen (c. 895)   

1272  Death of Re enzo: Italian poet/son of emp frederik ii von hohenstaufen,   

1298  Death of Petrus johannis olivi: South france theologist,   

1457  Jingtai emperor of china: Jingtai emperor of china (b. 1428)   

1490  Charles i: Duke of savoy,   

1559  Death of Jacques d'auchy: Walloon baptist merchant, executed   

1573  Death of Claude ii: Of lotharingen, duke of aumale/murdered adm coligny,