Page 4: Historical Events In March - 23

1876  On this day in history muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture   

1878  Franz Schrecker, composer on March - 23.   

1879  War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country on this day in history.   

1880  On March - 23 flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin)   

1880  On March - 23 flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc)   

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1881  Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

1881  On March - 23 boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war   

1881  Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) on March - 23.   

1881  Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on March - 23.   

1882  On March - 23 sECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence.   

1882  On March - 23 c Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia   

1883  Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria on this day in history.   

1884  On March - 23 glauco Velasquez, composer   

1887  More than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW on this day in history.   

1887  The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1887  On March - 23 anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)   

1889  Edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history president Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

1889  On March - 23 pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

1891  The first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall on March - 23.   

1891  On March - 23 catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

1895  On March - 23 dane Rudhyar, composer   

1896  On this day in history umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

1898  On March - 23 georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

1900  On March - 23 erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

1901  On March - 23 dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast   

1901  On this day in history edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]   

1902  On March - 23 philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1903  On this day in history wright brothers obtain airplane patent   

1905  Paul Grimault, animator on March - 23.   

1906  On March - 23 george Posford, composer   

1906  On this day in history victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  On March - 23 shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On March - 23 death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  On March - 23 death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)