Page 3: Historical Events In March - 19

1845  George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56.   

1847  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer.   

1848  Wyatt Earp, American Lawman is born.   

1848  Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral).   

1850  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87   

1851  Roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14).   

1855  The vehicular suspension bridge across the Niagara Gorge (built in 1848) is strengthened for the passage of railway trains. The original wooden trusses were replaced by steel in 1880   

1859  Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris.   

1860  William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman   

1861  Maori War in New Zealand ends with Maori surrender   

1861  The inaugural Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.   

1862  F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73.   

1863  The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1000000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence.   

1864  Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris   

1865  Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC.   

1866  Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die   

1866  Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57.   

1869  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (triangulatie), dies at 64   

1870  The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan.   

1871  Minister of Inland Revenue Alexander Morris 1826-1889 introduces Act to legalize metric system in Canada   

1871  Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants)   

1872  Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director.   

1873  Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ).   

1874  Arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along).   

1876  Jozef Stefani, composer, dies at 75.   

1877  Australia beat England by 45 runs in very inaugural Test match.   

1877  Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match   

1879  Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich).   

1882  Gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman).   

1883  Jan Matzeliger invents inaugural machine to manufacture entire shoes   

1883  Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes   

1883  Josef Matthais Hauer, composer.   

1884  Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54.   

1885  Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Saskatchewan.   

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1434  Ashikaga yoshikatsu: Japanese shogun   

1488  Johannes magnus: Last catholic archbishop of sweden   

1503  Benedetto varchi: Ital humanist/historian (storia fiorentina)   

1589  William bradford: Gov of plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  Georges de la tour: French painter   

1601  Alonzo cano: Spanish painter/sculptor (cathedral granada)   

1604  Johan iv: Composer/king of portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa tohaku: Japanese painter   

1238  Duke henry i of poland: Duke henry i of poland (b. 1163)   

1263  Hugo of st-cher/a s caro: French cardinal,   

1279  Death of Emperor bing of song china: Emperor bing of song china (b. 1271)   

1286  Death of King alexander iii of scotland: King alexander iii of scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician (b. 1301)   

1406  Ibn khaldun: Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  Lieven van der maude: [ammonius], south netherlands poet,   

1623  Death of Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)