Historical Events In March - 15
Friday, 26 April 2024
1889 6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on this day in history.
1892 Escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY) on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history new York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine)
1892 On this day in history the first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, is patented by Jesse W Reno of New York.
1892 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC) on this day in history.
1894 On March - 15 slava Vorlova, composer
1897 On March - 15 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden
1900 Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer on March - 15.
1901 Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th on March - 15.
1901 Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles) on March - 15.
1902 On March - 15 kitty Masters, actress
1903 On March - 15 british conquest of northern Nigeria is complete.
1903 On March - 15 frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa
1904 George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel) on March - 15.
1905 Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler on this day in history.
1905 On March - 15 arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60
1906 Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd on this day in history.
1906 On March - 15 brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd
1906 Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81 on March - 15.
1907 Finland is first European country to give women the right to vote on this day in history.
1907 Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote on this day in history.
1907 Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn) on this day in history.
1908 On March - 15 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole"
1910 An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race) on March - 15.
1912 On this day in history pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins
1912 On March - 15 duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot
1913 On March - 15 cleveland establishes first small claims court
1913 On March - 15 first Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)
1913 On this day in history 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)
1913 Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof) on this day in history.
1915 On March - 15 netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea
1915 Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea on March - 15.
1915 On March - 15 david Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)
1916 General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months on this day in history.
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