Page 5: Historical Events In March - 15

1916  On this day in history 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   

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  Geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee) on March - 15.   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate on March - 15.   

1917  Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate [3/3 OS] on March - 15.   

1918  On March - 15 janet Leach, potter   

1918  On this day in history jose Silvestre de los Dolores White Lafitte, composer, dies at 82   

1919  American Legion forms (Paris France) on March - 15.   

1919  On March - 15 american Legion founded   

1919  On March - 15 american Legion forms (Paris)   

1919  John Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World) on March - 15.   

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

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

1923  On this day in history lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke   

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

1926  On this day in history belgium's "black monday," franc falls   

1928  On March - 15 mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose)   

1929  Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1930  On March - 15 the first streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched   

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

1930  On this day in history antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51   

1933  NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination on this day in history.   

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

1934  US Information Service opens on this day in history.   

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

1935  George Headley completes 270 in cricket v England at Kingston on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history the first blood bank is established (Chicago IL)   

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

1937  1st blood bank forms (Chicago IL) on this day in history.   

1938  On March - 15 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  Germany occupies Czechoslovakia on March - 15.   

1939  Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independence on March - 15.   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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 March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  On this day in history 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  On this day in history mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.