Historical Events In March - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1889 On March - 15 6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die
1892 Escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY) on this day in history.
1892 On March - 15 new York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine)
1892 The first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, is patented by Jesse W Reno of New York on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC)
1894 On March - 15 slava Vorlova, composer
1897 On March - 15 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden
1900 Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer on this day in history.
1901 Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th on March - 15.
1901 On March - 15 colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles)
1902 On this day in history kitty Masters, actress
1903 British conquest of northern Nigeria is complete on March - 15.
1903 On this day in history frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa
1904 George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel) on March - 15.
1905 On this day in history berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler
1905 On March - 15 arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60
1906 On this day in history brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd
1906 On March - 15 brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd
1906 Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81 on March - 15.
1907 Finland is first European country to give women the right to vote on March - 15.
1907 On March - 15 finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote
1907 Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn) on March - 15.
1908 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" on this day in history.
1910 An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race) on this day in history.
1912 On March - 15 pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins
1912 On this day in history duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot
1913 On this day in history cleveland establishes first small claims court
1913 First Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) on March - 15.
1913 On this day in history 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)
1913 Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof) on March - 15.
1915 On March - 15 netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea
1915 On this day in history neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea
1915 On March - 15 david Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)
1916 General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months on March - 15.
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