Historical Events In March - 12

1877  Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 on March - 12.   

1878  On this day in history gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

1880  House Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory) on this day in history.   

1881  Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain on this day in history.   

1881  Daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee) on this day in history.   

1883  Judge Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies   

1884  On this day in history mississippi establishes first US state college for women   

1884  On this day in history mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women   

1885  On this day in history raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer   

1888  On this day in history 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in northeast US (400 die)   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die) on March - 12.   

1888  On this day in history hall Johnson, composer   

1888  On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76   

1889  On March - 12 battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  On March - 12 ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists   

1889  On this day in history start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth   

1889  On this day in history battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  On March - 12 philip Guedalla, historian   

1889  Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1890  A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour on March - 12.   

1891  Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist on March - 12.   

1894  Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday on March - 12.   

1896  The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on March - 12.   

1896  On this day in history 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

1896  On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

1897  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel   

1898  Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 12 president Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  President Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 12 david Croll, QC senator   

1901  Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds) on this day in history.   

1902  John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

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

1209  On March - 12 djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1374  On March - 12 death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.