Page 4: Historical Events In March - 16

1873  Hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit) on this day in history.   

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  Charles Halton, Wash DC, actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again) on this day in history.   

1877  Charles Bannerman completes first Test cricket century, 165 vs England on March - 16.   

1877  On this day in history charles Bannerman completes 1st Test cricket century, 165 v Eng   

1878  On March - 16 clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi   

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

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

1881  Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history uS Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross   

1884  Harrison Ford, Kansas City, Missouri, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires, Vanity Fair, Love In High Gear) on March - 16.   

1885  Giacomo Benvenuti, composer on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59   

1892  On this day in history caesar Vallejo, Peruvian/French poet (Los Heraldos Negros)   

1893  On this day in history isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger)   

1894  On March - 16 jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs," premieres in Paris   

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

1896  On this day in history conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)   

1897  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Devil's Foot" (BG) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23   

1900  On March - 16 discovery of the ancient city of Knossos on the island of Crete   

1900  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 on March - 16.   

1900  Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 16 aL meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an AL team will be in   

1902  Lucie Rie, potter on March - 16.   

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  On this day in history kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.   

1906  Francisco Ayala, writer on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history 1st 1st-class cricket game between NSW & Western Australia   

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

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.   

1445  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

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

1581  On this day in history 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 March - 16.   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

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

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

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 March - 16.   

1037  On this day in history death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

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 March - 16.   

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

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45