Historical Events In March - 16

1909  George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history barney Oldfield uses a Benz to break the existing records at Daytona Beach Road Course (131.25mph)   

1910  Aladar Gerevich, Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1948) on March - 16.   

1911  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4 on March - 16.   

1912  On March - 16 mrs William Howard Taft plants first cherry tree in Washington DC   

1912  On March - 16 mrs William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Wash DC   

1912  Patricia Nixon, [Thelma Catherine], Ely Nevada, 1st lady (1968-74) on this day in history.   

1914  Gaston Calmette, editor (Le Figaro), killed by Mme Caillaux at 55 on this day in history.   

1915  On March - 16 british battle cruisers Inflexible &Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle   

1915  Federal Trade Commission organizes on this day in history.   

1915  On March - 16 the Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I.   

1915  On this day in history brit battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle   

1916  On March - 16 canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US   

1916  US &Canada sign Migratory bird treaty on March - 16.   

1916  James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London on March - 16.   

1916  Lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers) on March - 16.   

1918  On this day in history geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published   

1918  On March - 16 aldo E van Eyck, Dutch architect (City Hall)   

1919  Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history erno Kiraly, composer   

1919  On March - 16 sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39   

1920  1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park on this day in history.   

1920  John Addison, Surrey England, composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award) on March - 16.   

1922  On March - 16 sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt   

1922  On this day in history wKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions   

1922  Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer on this day in history.   

1923  Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna on March - 16.   

1923  George Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust) on March - 16.   

1924  The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime on March - 16.   

1925  Yunnan, China a 7.1 earthquake caused5,000 deaths. Talifu almost completely destroyed on this day in history.   

1925  On March - 16 cornell Borchers, Germany, actress (Big Lift, Floodtide, Istanbul)   

1926  Robert Goddard launches first liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meter) on March - 16.   

1926  On March - 16 robert Goddard launches the first oil and liquid oxygen powered rocket   

1926  The birth of Jerry Lewis, American comedian on March - 16.   

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1338  On March - 16 birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  On March - 16 death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  On March - 16 death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On March - 16 death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45