Page 4: Historical Events In March - 15

1889  6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on March - 15.   

1892  Escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY) on March - 15.   

1892  On this day in history new York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine)   

1892  The first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, is patented by Jesse W Reno of New York on March - 15.   

1892  1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC) on this day in history.   

1894  Slava Vorlova, composer on March - 15.   

1897  On March - 15 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden   

1900  Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer on March - 15.   

1901  On this day in history horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th   

1901  Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history kitty Masters, actress   

1903  British conquest of northern Nigeria is complete on this day in history.   

1903  Frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa on March - 15.   

1904  George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel) on March - 15.   

1905  Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler on March - 15.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history finland is first European country to give women the right to vote   

1907  Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote on March - 15.   

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  On this day in history an Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race)   

1912  Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins on this day in history.   

1912  Duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot on this day in history.   

1913  Cleveland establishes first small claims court on this day in history.   

1913  First Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) on this day in history.   

1913  On March - 15 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)   

1913  On this day in history lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof)   

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 this day in history.   

1915  David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris) on this day in history.   

1916  On March - 15 general Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months   

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0938  On this day in history birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

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

1493  On March - 15 birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

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 this day in history death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.   

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 March - 15.   

1034  On this day in history mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on March - 15.   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.