Historical Events In March - 15

1842  Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 on March - 15.   

1844  Bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test) on this day in history.   

1848  A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party on March - 15.   

1851  Jozef Surzynski, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Augusta Gregory, Ireland, playwright/poet/Yates mistress on March - 15.   

1855  On March - 15 louisiana establishes first health board to regulate quarantine   

1855  Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine on March - 15.   

1858  Liberty Hyde Bailey, US botanist (Plantbreeding) on March - 15.   

1862  On this day in history general John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin TN   

1862  Gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, TN on March - 15.   

1864  On March - 15 red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria LA   

1864  Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, LA on March - 15.   

1864  On March - 15 johan Halvorsen, composer   

1867  Michigan becomes first state to tax property to support a university on March - 15.   

1867  Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university on this day in history.   

1867  Lionel Pigot Johnson, England, poet/critic (Ireland & Other Poems) on March - 15.   

1869  Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team on March - 15.   

1871  Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs) on this day in history.   

1873  David Vaughan Thomas, composer on March - 15.   

1874  Harold L Ickes, social activist, New Deal politician on this day in history.   

1875  On March - 15 first US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested   

1875  1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested on March - 15.   

1877  On March - 15 commencement of first Test Cricket, Australia vs England at MCG   

1877  On March - 15 commencement of 1st Test Cricket, Australia v England at MCG   

1878  On March - 15 hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)   

1879  On this day in history gerrit J Heering, Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity)   

1880  Jan K J de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 15 emory Upton, US Union gen-maj (Selma), commits suicide at 42   

1883  On this day in history karol Studzinski, composer, dies at 55   

1884  Rudolf Piskacek, composer on March - 15.   

1885  On this day in history 1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Lesson Djinns"   

1887  On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)   

1887  1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) on March - 15.   

1889  6 US and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on March - 15.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.   

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  On March - 15 birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On March - 15 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.   

0044  On this day in history death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

0493  On March - 15 odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  On March - 15 zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on this day in history.   

1145  On this day in history death of pope Lucius II   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  On this day in history death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)