Historical Events In March - 16

1926  The first man to give dreams of reaching the stars a glimpse of reality was Dr. Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)  

1926  On this day in history jerry Lewis, [Levitch], comedian/fund raiser (MDA), loved in France  

1926  On March - 16 sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog  

1929  WHP-AM in Harrisburg PA begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

1930  On March - 16 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine  

1930  On March - 16 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine  

1930  Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60 on March - 16.  

1931  Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands) on March - 16.  

1931  Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Neth) on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany  

1933  Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1934  Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act on this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty  

1935  On March - 16 in Germany Hitler introduces conscription, renouncing the Treaty of Versailles  

1935  John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58 on March - 16.  

1937  On March - 16 all but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors & sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32  

1937  J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73 on March - 16.  

1938  On March - 16 noël Coward's musical "Operette", premieres in London  

1938  On this day in history noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London  

1938  On this day in history egon Friedell, writer, dies  

1939  Germany occupies Czechoslovakia on this day in history.  

1939  Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history german air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow  

1941  On March - 16 blizzard hits North Dakota &Minnesota killing 60  

1941  Dmitri Shostakovitch receives the Stalin Prize on March - 16.  

1941  On March - 16 national Gallery of Art opens in Washington DC  

1941  Blizzard hits North Dakota & Minnesota killing 60 on March - 16.  

1941  On March - 16 john Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73  

1942  On this day in history alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69  

1943  On March - 16 flight Lieutenant WE Newton awarded posthumously the Victoria Cross Newton was the only member of the RAAF to win the Victoria Cross in the Pacific war  

1943  On March - 16 the ships Elin K (Norway) &Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed &sunk  

1943  Elin K (No) & Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed & sinks on March - 16.  

1944  Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death on March - 16.  

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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 March - 16.  

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  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)  

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on March - 16.  

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)  

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

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.  

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on March - 16.  

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.  

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies  

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  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