Page 5: Historical Events In March - 23

1907  On this day in history daniel Bovet, Switzerland, pharmacologist (Nobel 1957)   

1907  On this day in history constantine P Pobedonostsev, Russian reactionary senator, dies at 79   

1908  On March - 23 american diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later.   

1908  Dominique de Menil, arts patron/human rights advocate on this day in history.   

1910  1st race at Los Angeles Motordrome (1st US auto speedway) on March - 23.   

1910  Akira Kurosawa, Tokyo Japan, director (7 Samurai, Living) on March - 23.   

1911  On this day in history augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player   

1912  Dixie Cup invented on this day in history.   

1912  Alfred Schwarzmann, Germany, gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1936) on March - 23.   

1914  Robert Gross, composer on March - 23.   

1914  Teunis Stoel, actor, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1915  Zion Mule Corp forms on March - 23.   

1915  Francis Berry, poet/Shakespearean scholar on this day in history.   

1917  On March - 23 4 day series of tornadoes kills 211 in Midwest US   

1917  Launching of USS New Mexico, first dreadnought with turboelectric drive on this day in history.   

1917  On March - 23 tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest US   

1917  H C Allen, American historian on this day in history.   

1918  Alick Wickham dives 200' into Australia's Yarra River on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history crépy-en-Laonnoise German artillery shells Paris France, 256 killed   

1918  Lithuania proclaims independence on March - 23.   

1918  On this day in history paris bombs "Thick Bertha's Dike" (nickname for the widow Krupp)   

1918  The giant German gun, Big Bertha, shells Paris from 120 km away; on March - 23.   

1918  On this day in history cesar Cortinas, composer, dies at 27   

1918  On March - 23 crépy-en-Laonnoise: German artillery shells Paris France, 256 killed   

1919  On March - 23 bashkir ASSR, in RSFSR, constituted   

1919  Benito Mussolini, an Italian World War I veteran and publisher of Socialist newspapers, breaks with the Italian Socialists and establishes the nationalist Fasci di Combattimento on March - 23.   

1919  On March - 23 moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms   

1919  On this day in history michael Lyne, British air Vice-marshal   

1919  Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1920  On March - 23 perserikatan Communist of India (PKI) political party forms   

1920  Alexander Grigori Harut'unyan, composer on March - 23.   

1921  Donald Malcome Campbell, Surrey UK, boat racer (1955 speed records) on March - 23.   

1922  On March - 23 first airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington DC   

1922  1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

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

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on March - 23.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on March - 23.   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on March - 23.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  On March - 23 jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  On March - 23 death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

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

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

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