Historical Events In March - 23

1876  On March - 23 muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture   

1878  Franz Schrecker, composer on March - 23.   

1879  On March - 23 war of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country.   

1880  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) on this day in history.   

1880  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc) on March - 23.   

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1881  Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war on March - 23.   

1881  On this day in history gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

1881  Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war on March - 23.   

1881  On March - 23 hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53)   

1881  Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on March - 23.   

1882  SECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence on March - 23.   

1882  C Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria   

1884  On March - 23 glauco Velasquez, composer   

1887  On March - 23 more than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW.   

1887  The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1887  Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) on this day in history.   

1889  Edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record on March - 23.   

1889  On March - 23 president Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

1889  Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history the first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall   

1891  On this day in history catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

1895  On this day in history dane Rudhyar, composer   

1896  On this day in history umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

1898  On March - 23 georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

1900  On this day in history erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

1901  Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]   

1902  On this day in history philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1903  On this day in history wright brothers obtain airplane patent   

1905  Paul Grimault, animator on March - 23.   

1906  On this day in history george Posford, composer   

1906  Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.   

1645  On March - 23 birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  On March - 23 shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  On March - 23 jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on March - 23.   

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.