Historical Events In March - 21

1893  Geoffrey Dearmer, poet on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80  

1898  Explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men on March - 21.  

1899  On March - 21 british & French accord about West-Africa  

1900  Eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal) on this day in history.  

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  Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer on this day in history.  

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)  

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1907  US invades Honduras on this day in history.  

1908  Maurice Stans, rocker on March - 21.  

1909  On March - 21 moran & MacFarland (US) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin)  

1910  Nick Castle, Bkln, choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland) on March - 21.  

1911  On this day in history h.R.H. the Duke of Connaught 1850-1942 appointed the Canadian Governor General  

1911  On this day in history john Paxton, screenwriter (On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely)  

1912  Peter Bull, actor/author (Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove) on this day in history.  

1913  Flood in Ohio, kills 400 on this day in history.  

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 March - 21 herman Siles Zuazo, politician  

1914  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld on this day in history.  

1916  On March - 21 jP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as gov-gen of Neth Indies  

1916  On March - 21 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 March - 21.  

1917  1st female US Navy Petty Officer is Loretta Walsh on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history during World War I, the Second Battle of the Somme, the first major German offensive in over a year, begins on the Western Front  

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 March - 21.  

1918  On March - 21 joe Carveth, NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons)  

1919  Navy installs and tests Sperry gyrocompass, in first instance of test of aircraft gyrocompass on March - 21.  

1919  Geoffrey Pinnington, journalist on March - 21.  

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

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1466  French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen was born on March - 21.  

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint  

1521  On this day in history birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)  

1521  On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)  

1527  On this day in history birth of hermann Finck, composer  

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

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on March - 21.  

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 this day in history.  

1487  On this day in history death of nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)  

1538  On March - 21 hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79  

1556  Death of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 on this day in history.  

1617  On this day in history death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)