Page 5: Historical Events In March - 16

1909  George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 on March - 16.   

1910  Barney Oldfield uses a Benz to break the existing records at Daytona Beach Road Course (131.25mph) on March - 16.   

1910  On March - 16 aladar Gerevich, Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1911  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4   

1912  Mrs William Howard Taft plants first cherry tree in Washington DC on March - 16.   

1912  On this day in history mrs William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Wash DC   

1912  On March - 16 patricia Nixon, [Thelma Catherine], Ely Nevada, 1st lady (1968-74)   

1914  Gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55 on March - 16.   

1915  British battle cruisers Inflexible &Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle on this day in history.   

1915  Federal Trade Commission organizes on March - 16.   

1915  The Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I on March - 16.   

1915  On March - 16 brit battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle   

1916  On this day in history canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US   

1916  On this day in history uS &Canada sign Migratory bird treaty   

1916  On March - 16 james Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London   

1916  Lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published   

1918  On this day in history aldo E van Eyck, Dutch architect (City Hall)   

1919  Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg on this day in history.   

1919  On March - 16 erno Kiraly, composer   

1919  Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1920  On March - 16 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park   

1920  John Addison, Surrey England, composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award) on March - 16.   

1922  On March - 16 sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt   

1922  WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions on March - 16.   

1922  Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer on March - 16.   

1923  On this day in history hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna   

1923  On March - 16 george Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)   

1924  The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime on March - 16.   

1925  Yunnan, China a 7.1 earthquake caused5,000 deaths. Talifu almost completely destroyed on March - 16.   

1925  On March - 16 cornell Borchers, Germany, actress (Big Lift, Floodtide, Istanbul)   

1926  On this day in history robert Goddard launches first liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meter)   

1926  Robert Goddard launches the first oil and liquid oxygen powered rocket on March - 16.   

1926  The birth of Jerry Lewis, American comedian on March - 16.   

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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  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

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 March - 16.   

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  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 March - 16 death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

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 March - 16.   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.