Historical Events In March - 12

1877  Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on March - 12.   

1878  On this day in history gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

1880  House Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory) on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 12 andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.   

1881  Daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee) on March - 12.   

1883  On March - 12 judge Jackson, composer   

1883  Murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies on March - 12.   

1884  On this day in history mississippi establishes first US state college for women   

1884  Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women on this day in history.   

1885  On March - 12 raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in northeast US (400 die) on March - 12.   

1888  On March - 12 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die)   

1888  Hall Johnson, composer on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76   

1889  Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 12 ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists   

1889  Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  Philip Guedalla, historian on this day in history.   

1889  Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1890  A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist   

1894  Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday on this day in history.   

1896  The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

1896  1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on March - 12.   

1896  On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

1897  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel   

1898  On this day in history fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)   

1900  President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history president Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  David Croll, QC senator on this day in history.   

1901  On March - 12 ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)   

1902  On March - 12 john Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL on this day in history.   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On March - 12 birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on March - 12.   

1515  On this day in history birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on March - 12.   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  On this day in history djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  On March - 12 death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies