Historical Events In March - 15

1842  Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1844  On March - 15 bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test)  

1848  A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party on March - 15.  

1851  Jozef Surzynski, composer on March - 15.  

1852  Augusta Gregory, Ireland, playwright/poet/Yates mistress on this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history louisiana establishes first health board to regulate quarantine  

1855  On March - 15 louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine  

1858  On March - 15 liberty Hyde Bailey, US botanist (Plantbreeding)  

1862  On this day in history general John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin TN  

1862  On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN  

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1864  On this day in history red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria LA  

1864  Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, LA on March - 15.  

1864  On this day in history johan Halvorsen, composer  

1867  Michigan becomes first state to tax property to support a university on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university  

1867  Lionel Pigot Johnson, England, poet/critic (Ireland & Other Poems) on this day in history.  

1869  Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team on March - 15.  

1871  On this day in history betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs)  

1873  On March - 15 david Vaughan Thomas, composer  

1874  On this day in history harold L Ickes, social activist, New Deal politician  

1875  First US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested on March - 15.  

1875  1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested on this day in history.  

1877  Commencement of first Test Cricket, Australia vs England at MCG on this day in history.  

1877  Commencement of 1st Test Cricket, Australia v England at MCG on this day in history.  

1878  On March - 15 hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)  

1879  On March - 15 gerrit J Heering, Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity)  

1880  On March - 15 jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51  

1881  Emory Upton, US Union gen-maj (Selma), commits suicide at 42 on this day in history.  

1883  On March - 15 karol Studzinski, composer, dies at 55  

1884  Rudolf Piskacek, composer on this day in history.  

1885  1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Lesson Djinns" on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)  

1887  On March - 15 1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan)  

1889  6 US and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on this day in history.  

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.  

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.  

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.  

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France  

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)  

1666  On March - 15 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)  

0044  On March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)  

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on this day in history.  

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.  

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on March - 15.  

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.  

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens  

1575  On this day in history death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)