Historical Events In March - 21

1893  On March - 21 geoffrey Dearmer, poet  

1894  On March - 21 jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80  

1898  Explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men on this day in history.  

1899  British & French accord about West-Africa on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal)  

1901  On March - 21 carmelita Geraghty, Rushville IN, actress (My Best Girl, Texas Ranger)  

1902  On March - 21 carl Jaffe, Hamburg Germany, actor (1st Man in Space, Escapement)  

1904  On March - 21 nikolaos Skalkottas, composer  

1905  On this day in history phyllis McGinley, US, poet (Pulitzer 1961, Love Letters)  

1906  On March - 21 john D Rockefeller III, billionaire philanthropist (oil)  

1907  On March - 21 uS invades Honduras  

1908  On March - 21 maurice Stans, rocker  

1909  On this day in history moran & MacFarland (US) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin)  

1910  On March - 21 nick Castle, Bkln, choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland)  

1911  On March - 21 h.R.H. the Duke of Connaught 1850-1942 appointed the Canadian Governor General  

1911  On March - 21 john Paxton, screenwriter (On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely)  

1912  Peter Bull, actor/author (Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove) on March - 21.  

1913  Flood in Ohio, kills 400 on March - 21.  

1913  -26] Flood in Ohio, kills 400 on March - 21.  

1913  George Ghita Ionescu, academic on March - 21.  

1914  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Norman M Scott on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history herman Siles Zuazo, politician  

1914  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld  

1916  JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as gov-gen of Neth Indies on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72  

1917  Loretta Walsh becomes first woman Navy petty officer when sworn in as Chief Yeoman on this day in history.  

1917  On March - 21 1st female US Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh  

1918  During World War I, the Second Battle of the Somme, the first major German offensive in over a year, begins on the Western Front on March - 21.  

1918  On this day in history offensive on the Somme begins, the last major offensive of World War I  

1918  -28] During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive on this day in history.  

1918  Joe Carveth, NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons) on this day in history.  

1919  On March - 21 navy installs and tests Sperry gyrocompass, in first instance of test of aircraft gyrocompass  

1919  On March - 21 geoffrey Pinnington, journalist  

1920  On March - 21 bruno Maderna, composer [or Apr 21]  

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1466  On this day in history birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen  

1474  Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint was born on this day in history.  

1521  On March - 21 birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)  

1521  On March - 21 birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

1527  Hermann Finck, composer was born on March - 21.  

1609  On this day in history birth of jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68)  

1624  On March - 21 birth of francois Roberday, composer  

1642  Georg Schmezer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1063  On March - 21 death of blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland  

1076  On March - 21 death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)  

1181  Death of Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118) on this day in history.  

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on March - 21.  

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on March - 21.  

1538  Hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79 on this day in history.  

1556  On March - 21 death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66  

1617  On March - 21 death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)