Page 5: Historical Events In March - 15

1916  On March - 15 six days after Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa killed seventeen Americans during a raid into U.S. territory, President Woodrow Wilson sends 6,600 U.S. troops over the border to capture Villa dead or alive   

1916  On March - 15 university of Gent goes under Dutch control   

1916  Gen Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee)   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate on March - 15.   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3/3 OS] on March - 15.   

1918  On this day in history janet Leach, potter   

1918  Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1919  American Legion forms (Paris France) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history american Legion founded   

1919  American Legion forms (Paris) on March - 15.   

1919  John Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history the colony of Ruanda, East Africa, is ceded to Britain by Belgium.   

1922  On March - 15 1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)   

1923  On this day in history lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke   

1926  Belgium's "black monday", franc falls on March - 15.   

1926  On this day in history belgium's "black monday," franc falls   

1928  Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) on March - 15.   

1929  Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history the first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched   

1930  1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY on March - 15.   

1930  Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history nAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination   

1933  On March - 15 nAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation & discrimination   

1934  On March - 15 uS Information Service opens   

1935  George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs England at Kingston on this day in history.   

1935  On March - 15 george Headley completes 270 in cricket v England at Kingston   

1937  On this day in history the first blood bank is established (Chicago IL)   

1937  On March - 15 the United States sets up its first central blood bank   

1937  On March - 15 1st blood bank forms (Chicago IL)   

1938  On March - 15 saudi Arabia began producing oil, a natural resource that would transform a virtual dust bowl of a nation into one so wealthy that King Faisal's main problem was what to do with too much money   

1938  On this day in history edmund Tylecote, cricketer (England keeper in 6 Tests 1882-86), dies   

1939  On March - 15 germany occupies Czechoslovakia.   

1939  Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independence on this day in history.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on March - 15.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on March - 15.   

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

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on March - 15.   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.   

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

0493  On March - 15 odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on this day in history.   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on March - 15.   

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

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.