Page 4: Historical Events In March - 16

1873  On this day in history hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit)   

1876  On this day in history nelly Saunders &Rose Harland fight first female boxing match (New York)   

1876  On this day in history nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)   

1876  On this day in history charles Halton, Wash DC, actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again)   

1877  On this day in history charles Bannerman completes first Test cricket century, 165 vs England   

1877  Charles Bannerman completes 1st Test cricket century, 165 v Eng on March - 16.   

1878  Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi on this day in history.   

1878  William Banting, English undertaker, dies on March - 16.   

1881  Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 16 modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42   

1882  On March - 16 uS Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross   

1884  On this day in history harrison Ford, Kansas City, Missouri, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires, Vanity Fair, Love In High Gear)   

1885  On this day in history giacomo Benvenuti, composer   

1887  Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 on March - 16.   

1892  Caesar Vallejo, Peruvian/French poet (Los Heraldos Negros) on this day in history.   

1893  Isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger) on March - 16.   

1894  On this day in history jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs," premieres in Paris   

1896  Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" on this day in history.   

1896  On March - 16 conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)   

1897  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Devil's Foot" (BG)   

1898  On March - 16 aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23   

1900  On this day in history discovery of the ancient city of Knossos on the island of Crete   

1900  On this day in history samuel Benfield Steele 1849-1919 commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, embarks troops for South Africa; the regiment consists of 537 mounted troops recruited in Manitoba, BC and the NWT   

1900  On this day in history sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus   

1900  On this day in history aL meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an AL team will be in   

1902  On this day in history lucie Rie, potter   

1903  Mike Mansfield, (Sen-D-Mont) majority whip on this day in history.   

1903  Roy Bean, American jurist on March - 16.   

1904  Clive Morton, London England, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker) on this day in history.   

1906  Kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on March - 16.   

1906  On March - 16 francisco Ayala, writer   

1907  First first-class cricket game between New South Wales &Western Australia on March - 16.   

1907  1st 1st-class cricket game between NSW & Western Australia on March - 16.   

1908  Robert Rossen director/writer (Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo) on this day in history.   

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on March - 16.   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.   

0455  On March - 16 death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on March - 16.   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on March - 16.   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.   

1485  On March - 16 death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on March - 16.