Historical Events In March - 15

1916  Six days after Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa killed seventeen Americans during a raid into U.S. territory, President Woodrow Wilson sends 6,600 U.S. troops over the border to capture Villa dead or alive on March - 15.   

1916  On March - 15 university of Gent goes under Dutch control   

1916  Gen Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos on this day in history.   

1916  On March - 15 geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee)   

1917  On March - 15 nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3/3 OS] on this day in history.   

1918  On March - 15 janet Leach, potter   

1918  Jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer, dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1919  On this day in history american Legion forms (Paris France)   

1919  On this day in history american Legion founded   

1919  On this day in history american Legion forms (Paris)   

1919  On March - 15 john Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World)   

1921  The colony of Ruanda, East Africa, is ceded to Britain by Belgium on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history 1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)   

1923  Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke on March - 15.   

1926  Belgium's "black monday", franc falls on this day in history.   

1926  On March - 15 belgium's "black monday," franc falls   

1928  Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) on March - 15.   

1929  Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24 on March - 15.   

1930  On this day in history the first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched   

1930  On this day in history 1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY   

1930  Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51 on March - 15.   

1933  NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination on March - 15.   

1933  On this day in history nAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation & discrimination   

1934  US Information Service opens on this day in history.   

1935  On March - 15 george Headley completes 270 in cricket vs England at Kingston   

1935  George Headley completes 270 in cricket v England at Kingston on March - 15.   

1937  The first blood bank is established (Chicago IL) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history the United States sets up its first central blood bank   

1937  1st blood bank forms (Chicago IL) on March - 15.   

1938  On this day in history saudi Arabia began producing oil, a natural resource that would transform a virtual dust bowl of a nation into one so wealthy that King Faisal's main problem was what to do with too much money   

1938  Edmund Tylecote, cricketer (England keeper in 6 Tests 1882-86), dies on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history germany occupies Czechoslovakia.   

1939  On March - 15 hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independence   

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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  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on March - 15.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.   

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

0963  On March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  On this day in history mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on March - 15.   

1575  On March - 15 death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)