Page 4: Historical Events In March - 16

1873  Hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit) on March - 16.   

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

1876  Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY) on March - 16.   

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  Charles Bannerman completes 1st Test cricket century, 165 v Eng on this day in history.   

1878  Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi on March - 16.   

1878  On March - 16 william Banting, English undertaker, dies   

1881  On this day in history barnum & Bailey Circus debuts   

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

1882  US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross on this day in history.   

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

1885  Giacomo Benvenuti, composer on this day in history.   

1887  On March - 16 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59   

1892  Caesar Vallejo, Peruvian/French poet (Los Heraldos Negros) on March - 16.   

1893  On March - 16 isobel Elsom, actress (My Fair Lady, Love From a Stranger)   

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

1896  On March - 16 premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"   

1896  Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) on March - 16.   

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

1898  Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23 on March - 16.   

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

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

1902  On March - 16 lucie Rie, potter   

1903  Mike Mansfield, (Sen-D-Mont) majority whip on March - 16.   

1903  Roy Bean, American jurist on March - 16.   

1904  On March - 16 clive Morton, London England, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker)   

1906  Kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.   

1906  On March - 16 francisco Ayala, writer   

1907  First first-class cricket game between New South Wales &Western Australia on this day in history.   

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

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

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

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

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.   

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 March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On this day in history birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

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

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on this day in history.   

1322  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

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 this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45