Historical Events In March - 12

1904  Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund on March - 12.   

1904  On this day in history the first main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)   

1904  On this day in history 1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)   

1904  Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants) on this day in history.   

1905  Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92 on March - 12.   

1906  Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast on March - 12.   

1907  At Toulon, France, the battleship Iena explodes, killing at least 118 men on March - 12.   

1907  On this day in history (Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician   

1908  On this day in history stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games   

1908  David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician on March - 12.   

1908  On March - 12 edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61   

1909  Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3   

1910  Roger L Stevens, producer (Giant) on this day in history.   

1911  Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico on this day in history.   

1912  On March - 12 captain Albert Berry performs first parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane   

1912  On this day in history james McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh   

1913  On this day in history canberra becomes the capital of Australia when the foundation stone of the Federal Parliament building is laid.   

1913  On this day in history foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid   

1913  On March - 12 foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid   

1913  On this day in history harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's)   

1913  On March - 12 joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61   

1914  Jan Kapr, composer on this day in history.   

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1915  On March - 12 alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter   

1916  French airship sinks British submarine D3 on March - 12.   

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on March - 12.   

1917  On this day in history izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, founded   

1917  On March - 12 russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets   

1917  Stalin, Kamenev &Muranov arrive in St Petersburg on March - 12.   

1917  On March - 12 googie Withers, Karachi India, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing)   

1918  James Bracken, race horse trainer on March - 12.   

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1270  On March - 12 birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  On this day in history 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 March - 12.   

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

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  Innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies on March - 12.   

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on this day in history.   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on March - 12.   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on this day in history.   

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

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on March - 12.