Page 4: Historical Events In March - 15
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1889 6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on this day in history.
1892 On March - 15 escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY)
1892 New York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine) on March - 15.
1892 The first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, is patented by Jesse W Reno of New York on this day in history.
1892 On March - 15 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC)
1894 On this day in history slava Vorlova, composer
1897 On this day in history 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden
1900 Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer on this day in history.
1901 On March - 15 horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th
1901 Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles) on March - 15.
1902 Kitty Masters, actress on this day in history.
1903 British conquest of northern Nigeria is complete on this day in history.
1903 On March - 15 frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa
1904 On this day in history george Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel)
1905 On March - 15 berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler
1905 Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1906 Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd on March - 15.
1906 Brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd on March - 15.
1906 Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1907 On March - 15 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 this day in history.
1907 On March - 15 jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn)
1908 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" on March - 15.
1910 An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race) on March - 15.
1912 Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins on March - 15.
1912 Duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot on March - 15.
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 this day in history 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)
1913 On this day in history lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof)
1915 On this day in history netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea
1915 Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea on March - 15.
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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