Page 5: Historical Events In March - 14

1915  In World War I, the German cruiser Dresden is sunk by the Royal Navy in the Pacific.   

1915  Alexander Brott, composer.   

1916  Battle of Verdun German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun.   

1916  Battle of Verdun.   

1916  Horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter   

1916  Battle of Verdun: German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun.   

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.   

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

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

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

1272  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  Death of Charles i: Duke of savoy,   

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

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