Page 4: Historical Events In March - 24

1898  1st automobile sold   

1898  Dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard)   

1899  Billy Barnes, cricketer (725 runs in 21 Tests for England), dies   

1900  New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.   

1900  June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet.   

1902  Thomas E Dewey, Oh, 1st Catholic Pres candidate 1944, 1948 (R)   

1903  Adolph F J Butenandt, German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939).   

1905  Jules Verne the father of science fiction was died   

1905  Andre Christiaens, Flemish writer (Unfindable Country).   

1905  Jules Verne, sci-fi author (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 77   

1906  "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world - how things will change!   

1906  "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world   

1906  John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS]   

1907  The inaugural issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published   

1907  Janet Harmon Bragg, US pilot/columnist (Chicago Defender)   

1909  Clyde Barrow, bank robber (of Bonnie and Clyde fame).   

1909  John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37   

1910  83ºF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March.   

1910  83°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March   

1910  Jacques Chailley, composer.   

1911  Herman W "Fritz" Liebert, US OSSer/librarian (Yale curator)   

1911  Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies   

1913  Netherlands soccer team's inaugural victory over England   

1913  Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England.   

1914  Lilli Palmer, Posen Germany, actress (Boys From Brazil, Sebastian).   

1916  Enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48.   

1918  Englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter   

1918  Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53   

1919  Lawrence Ferlinghetti, US, beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind).   

1920  US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC)   

1920  1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC).   

1920  Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma).   

1921  Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48.   

1922  Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1188  Ferrand of portugal: Earl of flanders/son of sancho i   

1441  Ernst i: Elector of saxon (1464-86)   

1494  Georgius agricola: Germany, mineralogist (de re metallica)   

1607  Michiel a de ruyter: Dutch rear admiral (st vincent, dune)   

1628  Sophie amalie of brunswick-lüneburg: Queen of denmark and norway   

1630  Jose saenz d'aguirre: Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai hakuseki: Japanese writer and politician   

1693  John harrison: British clockmaker   

0809  Harun al-rashid: Caliph of the abbasid empire (786-809),   

1284  Death of King hugh iii of cyprus: King hugh iii of cyprus   

1381  Saint catharine of sweden: Swedish saint   

1396  Walter hilton: English mystic   

1400  Florens radewijns: Dutch priest/leader modern devotion,   

1455  Nicholas v: [tommaso parentucelli], italian pope (1447-55),   

1471  Death of Thomas malory: Author (le morte d'arthur),   

1558  Death of Anna van buren: Countess of egmond/buren/lingen,