Page 5: Historical Events In March - 15

1916  Geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee)   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3/3 OS]   

1918  Janet Leach, potter   

1918  Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer, dies at 82.   

1919  American Legion forms (Paris France)   

1919  American Legion founded   

1919  American Legion forms (Paris)   

1919  John Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World)   

1921  The colony of Ruanda, East Africa, is ceded to Britain by Belgium.   

1922  1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)   

1923  Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke   

1926  Belgium's "black monday", franc falls   

1926  Belgium's "black monday," franc falls   

1928  Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose)   

1929  Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24   

1930  The inaugural streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched   

1930  1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY   

1930  Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51.   

1933  NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination.   

1934  US Information Service opens.   

1935  George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs England at Kingston   

1935  George Headley completes 270 in cricket v England at Kingston.   

1937  The inaugural blood bank is established (Chicago IL).   

1937  The United States sets up its inaugural central blood bank   

1937  1st blood bank forms (Chicago IL)   

1938  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  Edmund Tylecote, cricketer (England keeper in 6 Tests 1882-86), dies.   

1939  Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.   

1939  Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independence   

1939  Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ.   

1940  Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest.   

1940  Alfred Marr, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 0 and 5), dies.   

1941  Blizzard in North Dakota results in the deaths of 151.   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

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

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  On March - 15 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  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.   

1666  On March - 15 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  On this day in history 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 March - 15.   

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

0963  On this day in history romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

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

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.